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Jennifer Newton

Prince William and Kate Middleton pay sweet tribute to Queen on International Women's Day

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have teamed up with Prince Charles and Camilla to pay a sweet tribute to the Queen on International Women's Day.

Both Kate and William and Charles and Camilla's Instagram accounts came together for the first time to share a joint post where they said they were celebrating Her Majesty and her "historic 70 years of service" in her Platinum Jubilee year.

The post contains a series of special images of the Queen from the early part of her reign - including an adorable picture of Charles kissing his mother's hand.

There's also a photo of the Queen with William and Kate at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2019 and another of her smiling with Camilla.

Prince William and Kate Middleton with the Queen in a picture shared on International Women's Day (@dukeandduchessofcambridge/Instagram)
The Queen is currently celebrating her Platinum Jubilee year (@dukeandduchessofcambridge/Instagram)

The other images include one of the monarch inspecting troops, another of her working through her red government boxes and there is also a family snap of her surrounded by her great-grandchildren and the late Prince Philip at Balmoral.

The accompanying caption reads: "In this very special #PlatinumJubilee year, we celebrate Her Majesty The Queen and her historic 70 years of service on #IWD2022.

Prince Charles kisses his mother on the hand in another image shared in the sweet post (@dukeandduchessofcambridge/Instagram)
A lovely picture of the Queen smiling with her daughter-in-law Camilla (@dukeandduchessofcambridge/Instagram)

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"Mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and Head of State, The Queen’s extraordinary reign has been longer than any other monarch in British history - inspiring a nation and dedicating her life to the service of the Commonwealth and its people."

Last month, the Queen celebrated the 70th anniversary of ascending to the throne following the death of her father George VI.

The joint Instagram post also shared this image of the Queen taken in her younger days (@dukeandduchessofcambridge/Instagram)
The royals' post also paid tribute to the Queen's role as a great-grandmother. Here she is pictured with the late Prince Philip and some of her great-grandchildren (@dukeandduchessofcambridge/Instagram)

In early June, a four-day Bank Holiday extravaganza of celebrations of the Queen's long reign is planned.

The first day of the long weekend is on Thursday, June 2, which will see Trooping the Colour held in full for the first time since the pandemic.

On Friday, June 3, a Service of Thanksgiving for the Queen's reign will be held at St Paul's Cathedral.

Then on the Saturday, the Queen will be joined by other members of the Royal Family at the Derby at Epsom Downs.

There will also be a Platinum Party at Buckingham Palace - and members of the public are invited to join some of the world's biggest music stars to celebrate.

On the Sunday, people across the UK will be invited to sit down together to take part in the Big Jubilee Lunch, with street parties held across the UK.

It will be followed by the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, which will feature 5,000 people from the UK and the Commonwealth performing around the area of Buckingham Palace.

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