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Queen Elizabeth II She was preparing for her 80th birthday when she was photographed in 2006 by 81-year-old Jane Bowen.
Bowen captured the Queen at Buckingham Palace looking calm, seated with a slight smile on her face as she looked past the camera. The photo was taken in February of that year, weeks before she turned 80 on April 21.
The description of the photo from the Royal Collection Trust said: “Queen Elizabeth II chose Jane Bowen for a photograph in the beginning of her 80th year. People magazine.
The Royal Collection Trust’s description of the photo reads: “Head-and-shoulder portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926) seated facing right, her head tilted slightly toward the camera. She looks forward and smiles. She wears a three strand of pearl necklace, pearl earrings, a light jacket and a solid color blouse. Light “.
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The The queen is dead Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. It is the longest British rule in history.
Although Bowen has reportedly described herself as a “breakthrough” once in front of the Queen, she has been awarded a CBE and an MBE during her career (OEM Awards) “for her outstanding contribution to photography,” according to The National. picture gallery, she has also been awarded an honorary member of the Royal Photographic Society.
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“I’m not an artist, I’m just a hacker,” Bowen told Queen Elizabeth in 1995, after the Queen, who was filing with the CBE, called her an “artist” for her work, The Guardian reported.
The lively black and white image was used in Thursday’s announcement of her death on social media.
Jane Bowen, far right, poses for photos at a Bette Davis press conference in 1975.
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“The Queen passed away peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the royal family said. “The King and Queen will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles became King Charles III.
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Bowen also photographed members of the royal family during her career, including then-Prince Charles, Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.
The National Portrait Gallery said Bowen was “a fan of her live, natural-looking, black-and-white portraits that are usually taken with available light.”
Bowen died in 2014.
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