He appears in an unconventional official photo which shows him carrying out his head of state duties.
It is not a traditional, formal photo with the monarch sitting stiffly, facing forward at the desk.
The room where the picture was taken is the "Eighteenth Century Room" and the photo has a rather painterly quality, with its rich red and gold colours, the King portrayed in half-light and half-shadow.
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