A brand new portrait of the Queen has been unveiled for Tatler magazine's special Platinum Jubilee issue.
The vibrant portrait of Her Majesty shows her wearing a green and blue floral dress.
The sash and star of the Order of the Garter have also been painted.
The colourful portrait was specially commissioned by Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi.
The new work will go on public display at Sotheby’s in London as part of the auction house’s Jubilee Season.
It is based on a 1955 photograph of the Queen, which was taken shortly before her 1956 tour of Nigeria.
Omofemi described it as "the most important project of my life so far".
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He told Tatler : "Growing up, I heard a lot of good things about the Queen and how impactful she is – not just in the United Kingdom but to the Commonwealth and all over the world… She was so young and yet she had already undertaken so much.
Tatler Editor Richard Dennen said: "To honour the Queen’s global status, I wanted to commission a young Commonwealth artist to create a new portrait of Her Majesty for the cover of our special Platinum Jubilee issue.
"It was England rugby player and art connoisseur Maro Itoje who introduced me to Oluwole Omofemi, a young artist based in south Nigeria, whose bold and unique style I knew immediately would lend itself to this historic moment."
The piece will be displayed as part of Sotheby’s exhibition "Power & Image: Royal Portraiture & Iconography" from May 28 to June 15 in London.
Omofemi’s painting will sit alongside portraits of each of the seven queens of the UK.
The July issue of Tatler is on sale from Thursday, May 26.
It comes as eight places that will be given city status as part of celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The eight places are Bangor, Northern Ireland, Colchester, England, Doncaster, England, Douglas, Isle of Man, Dunfermline, Scotland, Milton Keynes, England, Stanley, Falkland Islands and Wrexham, Wales.
They are some of the places that “make Britain great”, according to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay.
He said: “What was clear to me during the process of assessing each application was the pride that people felt for their communities, local cultural heritage and the Royal Family.
“As we celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s colossal contribution to society, I am thrilled that we are able to recognise some of the many places that make Britain great.
“It is also incredibly reflective of Her Majesty’s global outlook and years of international service that applicants from the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have been selected as winners for the first time.”