At 18:30BST on the 8th of September 2022, Buckingham Palace shared the sad news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had died at the age of 96. Her late Majesty was at Balmoral, believed to be her favourite residence, when she passed away surrounded by the Scottish Highlands she loved so dearly.

Her late Majesty’s official coinage portraits charted the second Elizabethan Age, the longest reign in British history. Together they capture her journey from a 25-year-old Queen full of hope and expectation to the dignified Head of State now mourned by her family, loved ones and millions of people across the world.