‘We recall with great affection her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us’
Smiling serenely and wearing full royal regalia, Queen Elizabeth II poses in a rarely seen portrait released to mark the first anniversary of her death.
Taken by legendary photographer Cecil Beaton in 1968, it shows Her Majesty, aged 42, wearing her velvet Garter robes and the Vladimir Tiara, which features 15 interlaced circles of diamonds
