The Royal family through England’s Queen Elizabeth II has led the world in celebrating Mothering Sunday.
In the spirit of celebrating the mothers and their loving roles of nurturing newborns, the Queen posted on social media photos showing her with each of her four children.
These photos show The Queen with each of her children. From left to right, with The Prince of Wales in 1950 at @ClarenceHouse, with The Princess Royal in Balmoral in 1955, @TheDukeOfYork in 1960 also in Balmoral and holding Prince Edward in 1965 in Windsor. #MothersDay
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) March 31, 2019
Mothering Sunday and Mother’s Day both have different origins; although they represent the same meaning, they originated very differently.
Mothering Sunday has been celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent, in the UK and Ireland, since the 16th century.
Mother’s Day is a holiday