An unseen portrait of the Queen smiling has been released by Buckingham Palace.
The photograph was taken just ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and depicts the late monarch smiling warmly directly toward the camera.
The Queen wore a light blue dress along with wearing her favourite pearl necklace, pearl earrings and her aquamarine and diamond clip brooches. Her father, George VI, gifted her the items for her 18th birthday.