GOD Save The Queen: British And Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II Becomes The Longest Serving Monarch Sitting On The Throne For 65 Years Now

Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth 2nd and the Windsor Household has released a portrait by British photographer David Bailey marking 65 years on the throne. In the photo, the Queen wears sapphire jewellery given to her by King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947.

The Queen has become the first British monarch to reach a sapphire jubilee. The portrait was among a series taken by Bailey in 2014, with one released for the Queen's 88th birthday that year. She became the UK's longest-reigning monarchin 2015 at the age of 89.