Queen cuddles Princess Charlotte as she poses with Royal youngsters

Three remarkable new photographs of the Queen have been released to mark the monarch's 90th birthday today
•They were taken by renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz and echo great royal oil paintings of the past
•First shows Queen with grandchildren and great-grandchildren as she cuddles the youngest, Princess Charlotte
•Second is a rare and surprisingly warm shot of Queen with her daughter, Princess Anne, and third is of her corgis
•See more on The Queen as three portraits released to mark Queen's 90th birthday at www.dailymail.co.uk/thequeen
It is a portrait not only of a monarch, but of a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother too.
Taken by renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz at Windsor Castle last month, this remarkable picture – which, in its lighting and composition, echoes the great royal oil paintings of the past – has been released by Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday today.