Royal family release a new photo of Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her funeral

The Royal family has released a new photo of late Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her funeral.

The image was released via the Royal Family’s social media channels.

“The photo was taken to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee – the first British Monarch to reach this milestone,” the Royal Family wrote on Twitter.

Photographed by Ranald Mackechnie, who took the Queen’s other Platinum Jubilee portraits, the monarchy’s late matriarch could be seen giving a rare, wide-mouthed grin in a blue dress and pearl jewellery.

The aquamarine and diamond clip brooches, worn separately above each other, were an 18th birthday present from her beloved ‘Papa’, George VI, in April 1944.