People have been left baffled after spotting the Queen's handbag on her arm as she officially named Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister. Her Majesty formally invited the Conservative minister to form a new UK government in a meeting at her Scottish home of Balmoral.
Photos of the historic event show the Queen greeting Ms Truss with the royal tradition of 'kissing the hands'. The former Foreign Secretary is the 15th Prime Minister the Monarch has welcomed during her 70-year reign, the Mirror reports.
Their audience was held in the green drawing room, with the Queen dressed in a simple blouse, grey cardigan, and skirt of Balmoral tartan - as well as her trusty patent black handbag on her arm. Her Majesty is rarely seen without the staple accessory, however people couldn't get their heads around why she kept it on her during the meeting - despite being in her own home.
