A photograph of the Duchess of Edinburgh smiling has been released by Buckingham Palace to celebrate her upcoming 60th birthday. The photo of Sophie mid-laugh perched on a window seat at her home in Bagshot Park was captured by the London-based photographer Christina Ebenezer earlier this month.

The Royal Family released a new photograph of Duchess Sophie on Saturday to mark her upcoming 60th birthday. In the photo of the Duchess of Edinburgh, taken by Christinae Benezer, the royal can be seen smiling as she sits on a windowsill in her Bagshot Park home in Surrey.

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The picture was taken at Bagshot Park this month by photographer Christina Ebenezer, who was recommended by the duchess for her "creative style" of work.

Sophie looks happy and relaxed in the Palace-released image, captured by London-based portrait, fashion and commercial photographer Christina Ebenezer at Bagshot Park this month

A new portrait of the Duchess of Edinburgh has been released to celebrate her 60th birthday. In the picture, taken by London-based fashion photographer Christina Ebenezer earlier this month, Sophie looks relaxed and happy as she perches in a window seat at her Surrey home.

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has marked her 60th birthday on Monday with the release of a new photograph.