They've released a really creepy photo of The Queen to make her 96th birthday.

sorry...to "mark" her 96th

Why have they dressed her as the Grim Reaper?

MARY!!!! It is only creepy is you have a phobia of horses or old white ladies.

Who does she love more her horses or Andrew?

OP, are you one of those fraus who scream about QAnon, the Illuminati and the satanic panic or did you used to be in a cult?

I can't imagine why, Op 🤔

It's a lovely picture, she looks good there. Wonder when it was taken, given her mobility problems as of late? Although she may be on the mend again…

I have to say, I've never been interested in horses, but the two ponies are really beautiful.

She looks good. She doesn't look 18 but for 96 not bad at all.

[quote] Did your dad make you fuck a horse?

Da.

Ja.

I wouldn't call that photo creepy, but simply bland and uninspiring.

The Fell horses are so she doesn't fall over. That's sweet.

She’s prepping the horses for the Apocalypse.

The horses are about to eat her.

I thought the same thing, OP. Weird picture to choose.

I’m getting a Midsommar vibe.

Tomorrow's headline - "Queen Dies: Trampled by Horses". What a way to go for her!

Behold a pale horse…

She is pretending to be Ben Hur.

I agree, OP. TQ is almost always seen in a pastel colour of some sort. But you know she chose the shade of grey. Could it possibly be half mourning for the Duke of E.?

Grey? Looks like green to me.

We found black to be a most becoming colour.

It’s not her official birthday portrait it was commissioned by the Windsor horse show and taken last month. I don’t see what’s even remotely creepy about it.

She's had a lifelong passion for horses and standing there with those two show stoppers is both lovely and fitting. She's 96 and wore a very English country ensemble. A bit staid but appropriate and that is exactly what the rest of that family should be striving for these days.

Her face is quite pale and her stoop pronounced.

It's not the most flattering portrait, but she's doing fantastic for a 96 year old dame.

Those are her horse guards.

Bitch stole my act.

Odd because both Putin and Kim have also memorably used white horses -- beautiful white horses -- as props for their propaganda photos, too. You'd have thought the Palace would try to avoid the association.

R20, you're right, it's closer to Forest Green.

Those look like the Budweiser horses, only with white fur.

[quote] A bit staid but appropriate and that is exactly what the rest of that family should be striving for these days.

That's the way we do things in this country, quietly, with dignity. That's what the rest of the world has always admired us for.

I think it's lovely, but I think the horses might be there to help her stay standing. Less embarassing than walking sticks or a wheelchair, I suppose. I understand mobility is her biggest problem.

Shame Charles had to give her the covid.

The Band of the Coldstream Guards play 'Happy Birthday' for her Majesty at Windsor Castle as The Queen turns 96 today.

In English:

[quote] For Harry Potter fans: Elizabeth and Voldemort were both born in 1926, but only one of them could be immortal. Guess who made it

The last picture is marvellous...

It's symbolic. She's signaling she's Empress of the West in contrast to Putin the evil Emperor of the East. The old girl is coming for him.

"Queen's arms ripped off by 'spooked' horses in tragic accident".

She looks calm because she's aware now that Harry's going to protect her from the bad people.

Well, what do you want? She is no longer an 80 year old spring chicken anymore.

I have never seen a photo of her staged like that. No hat, purse or pearls. It did seem strange but is quite classic and almost medieval looking. It looks like a painting.

Inwonder if Kim Jong-un's horse knows he is not in the Good Korea?

Dogs of course make much better props when you're trying to foster an adorable even cuddly image.

She's 96 years old and she can pose however the fuck she wants!!!

Where are her ankles?

[quote]She's 96 years old and she can pose however the fuck she wants!!!

Thank you, gurl.

She hasn't ridden horses for years because of her doctors' orders that it was just too dangerous. But against their advice she refused to give up riding her Felt ponies in the south and her Shetland ponies in Scotland.

I suspect that now even her pony riding days are over.

The birthday photo is of her with her beloved Felt ponies.

Just to be alive at 96 is an incredible accomplishment in my book.

R45 Try to strike up a conversation with HMQ by asking her about her beloved Felt ponies and you're likely to get a polite but withering stare in return.

You're not supposed to start the conversation with HM but I bet if you asked her about her ponies you'd get a welcoming reply.

Then you jerk your body like a horny pony would.

Why the Hell do you think you'd get a withing stare or reply if you asked HM respectfully about something she loves? She'd probably be pleased.

They're not Felt ponies they're Fell ponies, I think that's what the other poster is getting at. But HM would probs know what you meant.

Felt ponies vs. Fell ponies. I guess my sister's scrap booking is too much in my mind.

You are burdened.

I love the picture, especially in black and white

R51 And think, "He must be American."