Video shows the moment a nine-year-old boy received one of the last ever thank-you cards from the Queen.
Thomas Miller, from Northenden, south Manchester, received the rare letter after Buckingham Palace sent them out on the day the Queen died.
His family recorded the moment he received the letter to remember the historic moment.
Thomas can be heard in shock questioning if the letter is real before reading out a full message from Her Majesty to his mum Cath.
The card reads: "I send you my grateful thanks for your kind message on the occasion of the Seventieth Anniversary of my Accession to the Throne."
Smiling from ear-to-ear he then shows the card to camera to reveal a picture of the Queen with her message, the Manchester Evening News reports.
It comes after the Northenden Community School pupil wrote to Her Majesty to congratulate her on her Platinum Jubilee and express what a massive fan he was.
In the latter he mentioned his large collection of coins, which included a special edition 70-year reign coin.
His dad Russell Miller, 49, said: "I felt so glad for him when it arrived. He sent his letter, obviously, before she died and when the card arrived he was over the moon.
"He is taking it into school to show it at an assembly. He is a big fan of the Queen and the card was dated the morning that she died. Thomas sent the letter specifically about the Platinum Jubilee. He congratulated her on that and said he was a big fan.
"He has also collected coins for a few years now. He loves different Royal Mint coins and has commemorative coins from the Silver Jubilee and the Paddington Bear ones as well. He has a big collection.
"He wrote the letter off his own back - completely. He loves the Royal Family and was a big fan of the Queen.
"He saw all the Paddington Bear stuff with the Queen over her Platinum Jubilee and it was shortly after that that he decided to write to her. When I posted it, we just wrote 'The Queen, Buckingham Palace'. We did not think that we would get a reply. But we did and it will be one of the last ever."
Thomas added: "I always liked the Queen - she was very kind and I knew all about the Jubilee.
"I have got all the coins - the Platinum Jubilee 50p and the Silver Jubilee coin and the £5 Platinum Jubilee coin. I felt really happy and excited to have got the card. My teacher told the headteacher and I am going to show it at assembly. We are going to frame it."
Russell explained it was his son's birthday the day before the Queen died and when news broke he was understandably upset.
But the card was a welcome surprise which cheered him up.
He said: "It was Thomas's birthday on the seventh and she died on the eighth. The card was sent second class and arrived on the ninth or tenth. Thomas was a bit upset because obviously he knew that she had died and thought he would not get a letter.
"It came during the day and we waited for him to get home from school to open it. He was really happy.
"He could not believe it because he didn't think he would get anything. I was so pleased for him - he deserves it.
"It means a lot to him and he is taking it into school to show everyone at an assembly."
