The recently unveiled photo of the lateQueen Elizabethincludes a heartfelt accessory.

Queen Elizabeth— who died peacefully at her home in Balmoral, Scotland, on Sept. 8 at 96 — was crowned at the age of 25 and had the longest reign in history, 70 years.

The Queen also wore a blue ensemble and her signature pearls (whichKate Middleton has been recently wearing) for the portrait.

Queen Elizabeth.Royal Household/Ranald Mackechnie/PA

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Her parents, King George VI, who died in 1952, andQueen Elizabeththe Queen Mother, who died in 2002, as well as her sister, Princess Margaret, who also died in 2002, are all interred at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, part of St. George’s Chapel.

On Monday, her son King Charles — now the new monarch — placed ahandwritten note nestled within the flowersthat toppedQueen Elizabeth’s coffin at her state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London.

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty

The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, in the Ceremonial Procession during her State Funeral at Westminster Abbey, London. Picture date: Monday September 19, 2022. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

The loving gesture follows tradition within the royal family. AtPrince Philip’s funeral, the Queen similarly tucked ahandwritten notewithin the white flowers that crowned her husband’s coffin. In a sentimental gesture, the monarch signed the card"Lilibet"— her childhood nickname.

source: people.com