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Beyoncé celebrates Kelly Rowland's birthday with a series of throwback snaps

Beyoncé celebrated Kelly Rowland’s birthday with a series of epic throwback snaps, showing the pair as teenagers.

Beyoncé paid tribute to her close friend on her 38th birthday with a series of photos through the ages, including one of a young Rowland smiling during middle school graduation.

Alongside the photos, she wrote: “Happy Birthday Kelly! I love you Deep Deep. BIG deep.

“Me and you, us never part, Makidada. Walking through them middle school hallways like ‘Rollin Rollin Rollin’.”

Rowland also marked her special day with a series of Instagram posts, saying she felt “extremely blessed” to be alive.

The singer then shared a video of her blowing out her candles, which she captioned: “My Birthday Wish Is?.....(And if you don’t have anything nice to say.......S-T-F***-U)(Yup, I said it).”

Beyoncé Coachella 2018- Singer makes history as first black woman to headline festival and she reunited with Destiny's Child on stage

The Destiny’s Child duo, who performed with Michelle Williams in the 90s band, first met in 1992 while a part of Girl’s Tyme – the precursor to the band.

Destiny’s Child, who released their final album in 2004, were known for hits including Survivor and Bootylicious.

Destiny's Chiild: Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in 2013 (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images))

They last year reunited for a headline performance at Coachella. Beyoncé was joined by her former bandmates as she made history by becoming the first black woman to headline the festival.

In the weeks leading up to the star-studded festival, a reunion had been rumoured and fans were left ecstatic when the trio performed Lose My Breath, Say My Name and Soldier.

Dressed in matching outfits, Beyoncé declared she was “so happy” to be back with Rowland and Williams on stage.

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