A new portrait of the queen has been revealed, painted as a "lasting tribute to Her Majesty’s service."In true modern style, the monarch saw the painting for the first time via her computer screen as she watched the official unveiling during a video call.
This is the first time in history that a royal portrait has been unveiled virtually.Despite being 94 years old, the queen proved her sharpness by quipping that the tea cup in the artwork had no tea in it.
Miriam Escofet, who painted the portrait commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), told the queen that she had included a hidden symbol in the painting—the insignia of the FCO—painted on a tea cup.
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