The picture, taken in May ahead of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, shows the monarch smiling brightly for the camera at her home in Windsor Castle. In a televised tribute to her mother-in-law on Sunday night, the Queen Consort recalled the Queen’s “beautiful blue eyes” and said: “I will always remember her smile.” Princess of Wales meets First Lady of Ukraine – Queen’s latest news The Queen, who is dressed in a dark blue dress with her hair in neat curls, is wearing her favorite three-strand pearl necklace, pearl earrings and the turquoise and diamond brooches given to her on her 18th birthday by her father George VI in 1944. . The two art deco pieces, worn one under the other, were crafted by Boucheron from baguette, oval and round diamonds and turquoise. Image: The Queen’s funeral will take place tomorrow The Queen wore the pins when she addressed the nation for the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020 and for her televised Diamond Jubilee address in 2012. The picture was taken by photographer Ranald Mackechnie, who also took the jubilee portrait of the Queen which was released to mark the start of national celebrations of her landmark 70-year reign. Click to subscribe to Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcasts The Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee with the nation just three months before she died as the country heralded her longest reign. Watch the queen lying in state Image: Thousands have lined up to see the Queen lie in state. Photo: AP The Nation’s Last Farewell to Queen Elizabeth II The newly released photo comes as the new king issued a message of thanks to the nation as he prepares to say his ‘final goodbye’ to the Queen. King Charles paid tribute to “all those countless people” who offered “support and comfort” following his mother’s death. “In London, Edinburgh, Hillsborough and Cardiff we were touched by everyone who took the trouble to come and pay tribute to the lifelong service of my beloved mother, the late Queen,” he said in a statement released by the Palace. of Buckingham. Image: People camp out on The Mall ahead of the state funeral Read more about Queen: Royal superfans camped out at The MallPrince Andrew at ‘Mummy’ tribute ‘Never without her signature lipstick’ says Victoria Beckham The King will lead the nation in mourning for its longest-serving monarch on Monday as Westminster Abbey holds a spectacular state funeral for Elizabeth II. Two thousand people, including foreign royalty, world leaders, presidents and prime ministers, will flock to the Gothic church for a day of parades, military parades and pageantry in honor of the late queen. The last Briton to receive a state funeral was Winston Churchill in 1965. Millions will watch from home and around the world as the funeral could become the most-watched telecast in history. Queen’s funeral plans: Everything you need to know Image: Full coverage from 9am
