Annie Leibovitz images mark Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday

Queen Elizabeth is surrounded by her young grandchildren and great-grandchildren in 90th birthday portraits by photographer Annie Leibovitz.

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One of the images, released Thursday by Buckingham Palace, shows the Queen with her two youngestgrandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Shown with the Queenare:

• Eight-year-oldJames, Viscount Severn,left, and 12-year-oldLady Louise,second left, the children of the Earl and Countess of Wessex;
• Mia Tindall,holding the Queen's handbag, the two-year-old-daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall;
• Five-year-old Savannah, third right, and three-year-oldIsla Phillips,right, daughters of the Queen's eldest grandson Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn;
• Two-year-oldPrince George,second right, and in the Queen's arms and in the tradition of royal portraiture, heryoungest great-grandchild, 11-month-old Princess Charlotte, children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Another image shows the Queen on the steps of Windsor Castle with four of her beloved dogs: corgis Willow and Holly and dorgis Vulcan and Candy.

A third shot shows the Queen with her daughter, Princess Anne.

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A 2007 Leibovitz royal photo shoot caused a stir when a trailer for a BBC documentary suggested the Queen had abruptly walked out.

The BBC later said the footage had been misleadingly edited.

American photographer Leibovitzis known for hercelebrity portraiture, including iconicshots of famous faces suchasJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono, Demi Moore, Sylvester Stallone,Whoopi Goldberg and Caitlyn Jenner,as well asher work for RollingStoneand Vanity Fair magazines.