Beaming at the camera, a joyous Queen Elizabeth II smiles in a new photograph released by Buckingham Palace on the eve of her state funeral 📷 : Ranald Mackechnie/Buckingham Palace/Associated Press
The photograph was taken back in May at Windsor Castle ahead of Platinum Jubilee celebrations marking the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. Ahead of the funeral service on Monday, King Charles III thanked members of the public for their support and messages of condolence since the death of his mother.
Meanwhile, the Queen Consort paid tribute to the late monarch in a televised message on Sunday, saying she will always remember the Queen’s “unforgettable” smile. In a three-minute video, interlaced with archive footage of the Elizabeth II, Camilla praised the Queen for “carving her own role” as a “solitary woman” in a male-dominated world of international politics. “She’s been part of our lives forever.
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