David Lammy’s Foreign Office removed a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II in favour of pan-African flags, it has been revealed. According to the Telegraph , a photograph of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch was removed from the department’s Whitehall headquarters, following Lammy ’s appointment as Foreign Secretary last year.

The portrait of the Queen, taken by David Bailey in 2014, is now held in storage. It is unclear whether or not the portrait has been replaced by one of King Charles III . Ministers are entitled to redecorate official buildings and have an art collection consisting of 15,000 pieces of artwork from which to choose.

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