A never-before-seen portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was launched by the royal household on the eve of the late monarch's state funeral, for which hundreds flocked to the British capital, London, on Monday.
The photograph was taken to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee, the celebration of her 70 years on the throne, the royal household mentioned. Queen Elizabeth II was the primary British monarch to ever attain that milestone, which she celebrated three months earlier than her loss of life.
Within the picture, Queen Elizabeth II is smiling broadly and sporting a lightweight blue gown and pearl jewelry.
She can be sporting brooches that had been reportedly given to her in 1944 as an 18th birthday current by her father, George VI.
The photograph was taken by photographer Ranald Mackechnie, who additionally took the commemoration photograph for her Platinum Jubilee.