To celebrate the Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee, the royal family are sharing 70 epic photos of the Queen on
social media, from each of her 70 years on the throne – but on Saturday, they
were forced to delete their latest post.
The blunder saw the official
page for the Queen post a photo from the wrong year for their 2017
entry.
The deleted photo showed the
Queen standing beside the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall on the balcony of
Buckingham Palace as they watched the fly-past for the 100th anniversary of the
Royal Air Force.
Contrary to the tweet, the
100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force took place in 2018.
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The first image posted was incorrect
The error was speedily
corrected and the old picture was replaced with a glorious image of the monarch
on one of her last royal engagements with Prince Philip before he retired from
his duties.
In the photo, the pair are
paying a visit to ZSL zoo in Whipsnade in April 2017 and are captured alongside
a majestic elephant who looks as though he warmed to the royal couple after
offering out his trunk.
Both
the Queen and Prince Philip looked happier than ever in the photo and even the
elephant appears to be donning a smile for the royal occasion.
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The replacement photo showed the Queen feeding a banana to an elephant
Fans were delighted with the
new image. One follower replied to the post: “Such a lovely picture of Her
Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh. The elephant has no hesitation in making
friends with royals #hm70.”
A second wrote: “I like
this photograph very much for the three that are in it. Nice moment and
composition.”
A third replied: “So
lovely.” A fourth penned: “How sweet.” A fifth wrote: “Best
smiles,” whilst others left heart-eye emojis.
So far the iconic images have
featured Her Majesty pictured alongside the likes of the Pope, Nelson Mandela
and even Postman Pat.
