Beyoncé Receives Sweet Birthday Note From Tina Knowles Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, recently took tobr Instagram to celebrate her daughter’s 38th birthday. In the post, Knowles said that welcomingbr Beyoncé into her life was a gift from God. Tina Knowles, via Instagram Knowles went on to say that pregnancybr helped her cope with the loss of her mother. Tina Knowles, via Instagram She then said they were “the best ofbr friends,” and praised Beyoncé forbr being “one of the best moms ever.