Unseen portrait of joyous Queen unveiled by Palace ahead of final farewell
ok.co.ukAn unseen portrait of the Queen smiling with joy has been released by Buckingham Palace on the eve of her funeral.The photograph, taken in May ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, shows the monarch beaming brightly at the camera in her Windsor Castle home.The Queen, who is dressed in a dusky dove blue dress with her hair neatly curled, is wearing her favourite three-strand pearl necklace, pearl earrings and her aquamarine and diamond clip brooches which were an 18th birthday present from her father George VI in 1944.The two art deco-style pieces, worn one below the other, were made by Boucheron from baguette, oval and round diamonds and aquamarines.
For all of the latest updates, sign up for OK!'s Royal newsletter The Queen wore the brooches when she addressed the nation on the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020 and for her Diamond Jubilee televised speech in 2012.The image was taken by photographer Ranald Mackechnie, who also took the jubilee portrait of the Queen released to mark the start of national festivities of her milestone 70-year reign.
Her late Majesty's portrait comes after her daughter-in-law, who is now Queen Consort, paid a televised tribute to her on the eve before her funeral.
Speaking about her wedding day on April 9 2005, Camilla recalled a hilarious anecdote that showed off the late Queen's sense of humour.
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