Royal Family Celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 94th Birthday With Throwback Photos

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 94th birthday today, April 21 and to celebrated, the Royal Family has shared a ton of archive photos from her life.

In the social media post, Her Majesty’s life is depicted in throwback photos with her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (aka the Queen Mum), as well as with her own children, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne.

“In this private footage from the @royalcollectiontrust, we see The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) playing with her family, including her younger sister Princess Margaret,” the post read on Instagram.

The Royal Family added, “To those of you also celebrating your birthdays today at home, with or without your loved ones – we send you many happy returns.”

Elizabeth was born a Princess of York in 1926 before her father, King George VI, ascended to the throne. From then until her own ascension in 1952, she was referred to as Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth.

If you missed it, Queen Elizabeth received a video call from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and their son, Archie, today too!