Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Jennifer Newton

Queen's great-granddaughter stole the show in birthday photo with 'naughty' move

It's a big day for one of the Queen's 12 great-grandchildren today - Mia Tindall is celebrating her eighth birthday.

Mia, whose parents are the Queen's granddaughter Zara and her former rugby player husband Mike Tindall, is sure to be having a lovely day with her family.

In years gone by, Mia, who is a similar age to Prince George and Princess Charlotte, was seen as one of the cheekiest of the royal children.

And almost six years ago she ended up stealing the show in the Queen's beautiful 90th birthday portrait taken with her younger relatives in a totally unscripted move, described as "naughty".

Mia holds the Queen's handbag in a photo to mark Her Majesty's 90th birthday (PA)

In the photo, taken by celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz, the Queen sits among her then great-grandchildren and some of her youngest grandchildren.

But the one stand-out youngster in the image is Mia, who is pictured holding Her Majesty's trusty black handbag after taking a shine to it.

But rather than the Queen telling her to put it back, the monarch allowed the then-two-year-old to keep hold of it.

Zara and Mike have two daughters - Mia and Lena - and a son called Lucas Philip (Getty Images)

Love the royals? Sign up for the Mirror's daily newsletter to get all the latest news on the Queen, Charles, Kate, Wills, Meghan, Harry and the rest of The Firm. Click here to sign up.

Dad Mike previously told Good Morning Britain: "It just happened at the right time. She was being a bit naughty.

"The Queen got it quite right when she told her 'just hold the handbag now' and she did that. It ended up being a great photo of her.

Mia with her grandmother Princess Anne (Getty Images)

'It just turned out to be the right photo at the right time and it will be something we'll always cherish, I think.

"She's got quite a little personality on her, and we encourage that."

Zara and Mike are also parents to Mia's sister Lena and baby brother Lucas, who was born last March.

And Mike also previously revealed they kept the news that Zara was pregnant with Lucas from Mia - fearing she would tell all of her friends at school.

Speaking on his podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby, he explained: "Z is very good, always careful because of things that have happened in the past, and really looking forward to it.

"We haven't told Mia yet because we knew she would tell everyone at school, now that we've gone through the scan, yes (of) course we'll tell her."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.