Our 22 favourite funny reactions to the Queen’s birthday photo
The Queen is 96, which is a big deal for anyone, but when it’s the monarch there’s bound to be extra fuss and tributes. As is traditional, a photo has been released to mark the occasion, and it’s very much in character for the horse-loving Queen.
Ahead of The Queen’s 96th Birthday tomorrow, @windsorhorse have released a new photograph of Her Majesty.
Taken last month in the grounds of Windsor Castle, The Queen is pictured with two of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale.
Happy Birthday Your Majesty! pic.twitter.com/8m46e3SvpX
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 20, 2022
The Queen, who has been suffering from understandable mobility issues, will spend the day at Sandringham with family – presumably playing musical thrones and eating cake.
Of course, Twitter had a bit of fun with the picture, adding funny captions – and the occasional photoshop. These were our favourites.
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The Queen has now fully recovered from covid but is still feeling a little horse pic.twitter.com/6ChI3fLi91
— Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) April 20, 2022
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Something very "Game of Thrones" about this picture the Palace have released of the Queen in advance of her 96th birthday. pic.twitter.com/vxtWvxvhtp
— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) April 20, 2022
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corgis are a lot bigger than I thought pic.twitter.com/V2kIivqD03
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) April 20, 2022
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When the 96 year old lady who absconded from the ward returns bringing unexpected visitors with her. pic.twitter.com/c9JEmEmE11
— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) April 20, 2022
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HUSHED COMMENTATOR: The Queen there, looking surprisingly calm, despite knowing that, in a matter of moments, she will be ripped apart by two horses in the traditional manner reserved for British monarchs on their 96th birthday. pic.twitter.com/zZDuGFUyBo
— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) April 20, 2022
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Only she can see the ghostly spectres atop the horses. pic.twitter.com/7Nu1q4lWW9
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) April 20, 2022
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"this time next year Trotters, we'll still be millionaires" #OnlyRulesAndHorses pic.twitter.com/0Jbahao4mP
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) April 20, 2022
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‘I shall help you on your quest, traveller – but only on condition that you transport these horses to Lord Alkastia of the Barren Fells by the setting of the sun this day. See it done, and I shall share what I know of the jewel that you so desperately seek.’ pic.twitter.com/GbGzbHAgQx
— Scott Innes (@Flying_Inside) April 20, 2022
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This is like a shot in a horror movie that someone thinks they saw out of a window and then when they look again they’ve gone. pic.twitter.com/Jpt9tcAFXv
— Jamie East (@jamieeast) April 21, 2022
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I reckon it's Charles and Andrew in the left hand one, Edward and Anne in the right. pic.twitter.com/W2Oeua6yEh
— THE SECRET TORY (@secrettory12) April 21, 2022
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Lovely pic of the Queen and her children that she’s about to take over the river Styx. pic.twitter.com/PSQ2gZUoru
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) April 21, 2022
