A new portrait of the Queen which captures the monarch off-guard and smiling with a "quizzical expression" has been unveiled to mark her Platinum Jubilee. The relaxed test shot by Rob Munday was taken in 2004 during a photographic session to create the first officially commissioned 3D hologram of the Queen.
Munday's new image - which he has titled Platinum Queen: Felicity - remained unnoticed in his archives for almost 19 years, before he rediscovered it last summer. The composition sees the Queen reacting to an unscripted and amusing comment made by her close confidante and senior dresser Angela Kelly, as Ms Kelly rearranged her clothing prior to the holographic shoot at Buckingham Palace.
Munday said: "The Queen's daily life is so full of responsibility and duty that it was wonderful to see this fleeting moment of relaxation and pleasure. It is an uplifting portrait, so different from many of the more sombre portraits commissioned in recent years and a befitting celebration for her Platinum Jubilee."
