12 Apr 2017

This is just an article about Queen Elizabeth feeding an elephant bananas!

Cape Town – Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh feeding an elephant named Donna is all you need to see today!

The royals were in Dunstable, United Kingdom for the opening the new Centre for Elephant Care at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on Tuesday and spent time getting to know its residents.

This includes Donna, a 7-year-old Asian elephant. She is one of nine Asian elephants on the premises and is well looked after by a host of veterinarians, who also got to meet the Queen.

Watch a video of Donna being fed here:

Her Majesty and The Duke get the chance to hand feed one of the elephants a delicious banana. pic.twitter.com/7dxqpZt8VV
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 11, 2017

Another one of the nine elephants at the centre is an elephant named in Her Majesty’s honour.

Baby Elizabeth was born a day before the Queen’s 90th birthday.

See pics of baby Elizabeth here:

The Queen & The Duke of Edinburgh will meet baby elephant "Elizabeth" who was named to celebrate Her Majesty's 90th Birthday. #Queenat90 pic.twitter.com/DS1xfG38xZ
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 11, 2017

Baby Elizabeth was born on 10 June 2016 to proud mum Karishma and weighed in at 130kg which is over 20st. #Queenat90 pic.twitter.com/NAuCDLCOz4
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 11, 2017

Read more about Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s visit to the new Centre for Elephant Care at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.

See 6 snaps of the royals feeding Donna the elephant here:

(Photos: Getty Images)

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