Last picture of the Queen

2022 - 9 - 9

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Sky News"

Photographer reveals story behind Queen's last public picture (Sky News)

Photographer Jane Barlow made small talk with the Queen about the gloomy weather - but said her mood was the very opposite: "I got a lot of smiles from her.

A period of national mourning [has now begun](https://news.sky.com/story/gun-salutes-a-national-address-and-10-hours-of-tributes-how-the-country-will-mark-the-queens-death-on-friday-12693371) for Britain's longest-serving monarch. And it has obviously become more significant now." Another person to spend time with the Queen in the days before her death was the moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, who said she seemed on "great form". "I was there to photograph her meeting the new prime minister but for me the best picture was the one of the Queen on her own. The photographer said taking the picture was "an honour" and "a real privilege". Photographer Jane Barlow made small talk with the Queen about the gloomy weather - but said her mood was the very opposite: "I got a lot of smiles from her."

The Story of the Queen's Final Public Portrait (Bloomberg)

The Queen was "frail" but in "good spirits" when PA photographer Jane Barlow took the last public pictures of her.

Photographer who captured the last picture of the Queen recalls ... (Daily Mail)

The photographer who took the last picture of the Queen at Balmoral said Her Majesty 'seemed very happy' and recalled her 'unposed' moment alone with the ...

Barlow said: 'I was sent to Balmoral to cover the royal rota. He said: 'Saw @belperbarlow in Braemar last Saturday. Barlow posted the image on her Instagram two days ago with the caption: 'The Queen waits in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government.' I was there to photograph the Queen receiving the new prime minister, and just prior to the new prime minister arriving in the room, I had a few moments with Her Majesty and that's when I got that picture. 'She just looked up and smiled. The photo was 'unposed' and taken just before Liz Truss arrived to meet the Queen after being elected the new leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister

Photographer who took last pictures of the Queen says she was in ... (ITV News)

Photographer Jane Barlow was at Balmoral to capture the Queen's first – and only – meeting with new Prime Minister Liz Truss. | ITV National News.

It’s like that for a lot of our job. “I was there to photograph her meeting the new Prime Minister but for me the best picture was the one of the Queen on her own. Photographer who took last pictures of the Queen says she was in ‘good spirits’

Last picture of The Queen was taken by former Derby Telegraph ... (Derbyshire Live)

The Queen was “frail” but in “good spirits” when PA and former Derby Telegraph photographer Jane Barlow took the last public pictures of her.

When she came up for Holyrood Week at the time they were telling me she would do one, perhaps two engagements, but she did quite a lot that week.” Read more: [Queen](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/queen-died-aged-96-reaction-7564440) was “frail” but in “good spirits” when PA and former Derby Telegraph photographer Jane Barlow took the last public pictures of her. She added: “It’s a real privilege to be able to take that picture, an honour and a privilege. It’s like that for a lot of our job. [How people in Derby can pay their respects to the Queen in flowers and messages](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/how-people-derby-can-pay-7565291) [The Queen's funeral plans and national day of mourning](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/queens-funeral-plans-national-day-7564748) [What will close or be cancelled in coming days after Queen's death](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/what-close-cancelled-coming-days-7564673) [Banknotes and coins to change in the wake of Queen's death](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/banknotes-coins-change-wake-queens-7565111) [Updates on Friday, September 9 as Derbyshire mourns the loss of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/updates-derbyshire-mourns-loss-majesty-7565637)

Photographer details moments with 'happy' Queen Elizabeth II ... (Page Six)

Photographer Jane Barlow reflected on Queen Elizabeth II's "very happy" demeanor ahead of the late monarch's final "unposed" pictures on Tuesday.

“Her memory was absolutely amazing, and she was really full of fun.” “With the king’s family, we mourn the loss of his mother,” she said. Iain Greenshields found news of her death such a “shock.” “Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built. “It wasn’t posed at all,” the photographer explained. Our country has grown and flourished under her reign.”