The monarch added a sentimental tribute to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh—in a new portrait released by Buckingham Palace today.
The portrait of the monarch was shot last week in the Eighteenth Century Room at Buckingham Palace. In the photo, he is captured carrying out official government duties from The King’s Red Box, a red briefcase box that contains papers and dispatches from government ministers and representatives in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms. These documents are sent from the Private Secretary's Office to the King, wherever he may be in residence.
The new portrait also includes a photograph of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years, placed in the background. The photo, captured by Baron Studios, was originally gifted to King George VI by the then-Princess Elizabeth and Philip for Christmas in 1951.