The Press Association photographer was sent to Balmoral to capture the moment the monarch met the new prime minister, officially appointing Liz Truss to her new role. While waiting for the Conservative leader to arrive at Queen’s Highland, Ms Barlow took some portraits. She said she and the monarch made small talk about the weather, with dark skies and heavy rain over most of the day. But Barlow, who has been a staff photographer at the PA news agency in Scotland for six years, said of the Queen: “I got a lot of smiles from her.” The Queen met new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral on Tuesday Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Mrs. Truss was then formally announced and entered the room where the Queen was waiting, “and greeted her with a broad smile.” As the Queen and the new Prime Minister began their conversation, Ms Barlow was released. But she has since said “I’ve had so many wonderful comments about the photo.” PA Photographer Jane Barlow Credit: Lesley Martin/PA He added: “It’s a real privilege to be able to take this photo, an honor and a privilege. It’s like that for a lot of our jobs. “I was there to photograph her meeting the new Prime Minister, but for me the best photograph was of the Queen alone. And obviously it’s become more important now.” Speaking of the Queen, he said: ‘She certainly looked more fragile than when I photographed her in the summer. “When he came for Holyrood Week at the time, I was told he would do one, maybe two engagements, but he did a lot that week.” The Queen’s remarkable life was recalled in our latest episode of What You Need To Know Ms Barlow photographed the Queen several times in her final week. She took pictures of the monarch during her audiences with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Holyrood presiding officer Alison Johnstone. The Queen attended a number of official engagements, which Ms Barlow recorded. They included the Ceremony of the Keys, which marks the start of the week of royal engagements north of the border, and the Reddendo Parade, which featured the Royal Company of Archers – the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland.
