THE Queen was pictured beaming as she met new PM Liz Truss in her final-ever photo taken just days before her death.
Buckingham Palace announced today Her Majesty had passed away aged 96 after an astonishing 70 years on the throne.
The Queen smiles as she meets Liz Truss in Balmoral Castle
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Her death comes just days after she formally appointed Liz Truss as the new Prime Minister with a special audience at Balmoral.
The meeting on September 6 was the first time the Queen has held the event outside of London or Windsor.
She had been moved to Balmoral in her final months amid concerns for her mobility.
The poignant photos show the monarch beaming as she greeted Ms Truss – the 15th Prime Minister she has appointed during her reign.
