The royal family Instagram account is getting ahead of the festivities and just shared Duchess Sophie's portrait before her birthday on Monday. However, there's one tiny detail that I almost missed—and it has nothing to do with her photos.

The Duchess of Edinburgh married into the Royal Family in 1999 and has been a much-loved family member ever since.

Duchess Sophie has seemingly suffered a blow amid her 60th birthday celebrations.The Duchess of Edinburgh, who has always been among one of the hardest working royals, is not going to receive any promotion anytime soon,

The royal family has wished the Duchess of Edinburgh a very happy 60th birthday. Sophie’s milestone was celebrated on the British monarchy’s official social media accounts with a video montage of photographs of the duchess on royal engagements,

Photographer Christina Ebenezer took the picture of the Duchess of Edinburgh, and perfectly captures the senior royal's effortless charm.