I would expect another family photo like they did 10 years ago.
LaRae
As you can read in these 3 Royal Family tweets (also mentioned in the DF article in eya's post above and in the Telegraph article below in this post), the palace says
portraits, not portrait:
The Royal Family @RoyalFamily
To mark The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh's 70th Wedding Anniversary, new photographic portraits have been released worldwide.
The Royal Family @RoyalFamily
In this first release, The Queen and His Royal Highness are framed by Thomas Gainsborough's 1781 portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, who were married for 57 years.
The Royal Family @RoyalFamily
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will celebrate their Wedding Anniverary on Monday, 20th November 2017. The portraits, by British photographer Matt Holyoak of Camera Press, were taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in early November.
So I think more pictures will be released this evening, and perhaps a photo will be taken by the family at the dinner tomorrow.
Is that a window behind them, or is that a mirror reflecting light from a window opposite them? And it seems like something is slightly off with Philip's posture. He appears to be standing straight and tall, facing the camera square-on, yet his head and neck lean slightly off to one side. I'm going to chalk that up to old age.
That's a mirror reflecting light from a window opposite them.
More articles from the Telegraph:
The Queen and Prince Philip smile for the camera in their official 70th anniversary portrait
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh smile as they stand side by side in the first of a new series of portraits to mark their 70th wedding anniversary.
The photographs, taken by British photographer Matt Holyoak, show Elizabeth II and Prince Philip standing in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in early November.
The 91-year-old monarch opted to wear the cream day dress by Angela Kelly that she also wore at the Diamond Wedding Anniversary thanksgiving service, along with a yellow gold, ruby and diamond 'Scarab' brooch, designed by Andrew Grima and gifted to the couple in 1966.
3 quotes (a very small part) from this long article - really worth a read if you have a subscription:
'She never looked at anyone else': The Queen and Prince Philip's marriage, according to those who know them best
She once famously called him her "strength and stay", while he puts the secret of their long marriage down to "different interests" and "tolerance in abundance".
But what are the secrets of the Queen and Prince Philip's 70-year union (the longest of any Royal couple)?
We look at the Royal couple through the eyes of their friends and family, who have watched their romance over the past decades.
Her governess Marion "Crawfie" Crawford observed the sparks between the pair, later writing Lilibet, as she was called when she was young, "never took her eyes of him", although he "did not pay her any special attention".
Later, as they spent more and more time together, the Princess's cousin Margaret Rhodes observed that she made the most important decision of her life entirely on her own, with little interference from her parents. "She never looked at anyone else," she said.
Mrs Rhodes told The Mirror in 2012: "In Prince Philip she found her true love and the Queen has often acknowledged the tremendous support he has given to her - her 'rock’."
One diplomat describes the "wholesome effect" Philip had on the Queen. “She had a protective shell around her and he brought her out of it. He helped to make her what she’s become.”
"Prince Philip is the only man in the world who treats the Queen simply as another human being," The Queen’s former private secretary Lord Charteris said of the Duke of Edinburgh.
A summary (but only a small part due to Forum Rules) from the article of what some of the family members previously have said:
William: "He makes her laugh because some of the things he says and does and the way he looks at life is obviously slightly different than her, so together they’re a great couple.''
Kate: ''All the time, William and I are so struck by the Queen's sense of duty and commitment. And I think to do that by yourself would be a very lonely place to be. "But I think to have the support of your husband there by your side on those occasions , and behind closed doors as well, I think is really special.''
Sophie: ''For her to have found somebody like him, I don't think she could have chosen better. And they make each other laugh - which is, you know, it's half the battle, isn't it? He's been a fantastic life partner for her."
1 quote from (again) a very long article:
What a joke! The secret of the Queen and Prince Philip's 70-year marriage
A good sense of humour features high on dating websites as a desirable quality (“GSOH”), but with the 70-year marriage of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, it is more a case of SSOH – a shared sense of humour. Those who know the couple best say it has been their enduring ability to laugh at the same things that has sustained their partnership over decades of intense scrutiny in the public spotlight.
“You have to list companionship, friendship and shared experience as having seen them through to this remarkable anniversary,” says Jennie Bond, former BBC royal correspondent, “as well as a very deep love between them. But a big part of what has kept them going over so many years is the fact they can share a joke together.”
From her 14 years of covering royal tours around the globe, Bond recalls one episode in particular to illustrate her point. In October 2002, the royal couple were in Winnipeg in Canada.
“It was absolutely freezing and they had just sat outdoors through what was officially labeled a ‘cultural display’ of song and dance that went on and on and on. Then they were deposited onto a barge, which promptly broke down in the middle of the Red River and had to be rescued. When the Queen and the Duke finally got back to land, everyone was expecting them to look traumatised or frostbitten, but instead you couldn’t mistake the amusement on their faces at the whole episode.”
Because they spend some much of their time going from one stage-managed event to another, planned down to the nth degree, Bond suggests it “tickles” them both when things go wrong. “It is how they have survived being on show for so long.”
Today's Telegraph front page:
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Sun article:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4944998/queen-prince-philip-70th-anniversary-photograph/
Matt Holyoak, who took the picture, said: “I feel very honoured and privileged to have been asked to contribute to this very special occasion.
"My vision for the image was to capture an intimate and natural portrait of the Queen and Duke to celebrate their landmark anniversary.
“The Queen and the Duke were very happy and relaxed which made it a pleasure. I feel the images showcase their strength and unity”.
Just two days before the anniversary, the Queen was spotted horse riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
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