The photographer who took the final official images of Queen Elizabeth II has recalled the "lovely" time she spent with the monarch.
Jane Barlow, who covered the Queen receiving Liz Truss as the new prime minister last Tuesday, spoke to the Daily Mail about the photo shoot which took on more meaning after the Queen's death two days later.
"I was sent to Balmoral to cover the royal rota. 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," Barlow says referencing an "unposed" image she took of the Queen.
"When I came into the room with the Queen's press secretary she was very smiley (Elizabeth II) and then moved across the room into position and there was a wee while while we had to wait for Liz Truss to be announced, so during that short time she did comment on the weather.
"She did comment on how dark it was outside because the weather had closed in and she seemed in very good spirits.
"Obviously she was very frail but she was very smiley and I got lots of smiles from her."
The new PM Liz Truss then entered the room for the official photographs.
"Obviously she greeted Liz Truss with another big smile and at that point I then move out of the room and that was just my very brief few minutes with Her Majesty on Tuesday," Barlow said.
"It was just a lovely moment while we were waiting for those few minutes.
"It wasn't posed at all, it was just a nice natural moment where she just looked up and smiled and now also all the more poignant because it is one of the last pictures that was taken of her."
Daily Mail says Barlow has 15 years' experience photographing politicians and the royal family.
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