The last photo of Queen Elizabeth before death: Serving to the end
nypost.com“died peacefully” at 96 in Scotland on Thursday — just 48 hours after publicly appointing Liz Truss the new Prime Minister of Britain.
The queen summoned the conservative politician to Balmoral Castle on Tuesday to participate in an ancient swearing-in ceremony known as “kissing of hands.”Elizabeth II appointed 13 British Prime Ministers over the course of her 70-year reign, and usually conducted the historic ceremonies at Buckingham Palace in London.
Due to “mobility issues,” however, the queen was unable to travel from Scotland back to the British capital, with Truss instead flying north to meet with the monarch.
Photos from their meeting were the last snaps ever captured of the queen, and show the royal steadfastly performing her duties, despite appearing frail and in considerable pain.The monarch, just two days from her death, sported a smile while dressed in a plaid skirt, gray cardigan and pale blue button-down.
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