New prime minister Liz Truss has formally met the Queen on Tuesday afternoon and was requested to take over from Boris Johnson by the monarch.
A picture from contained in the drawing room at Balmoral confirmed the Queen smiling as she shook Liz Truss's hand.
Carrying a gray cardigan and pleated tartan skirt, the monarch additionally clutched a strolling stick as she held an viewers with the prime minister and invited her to type a authorities.
In an announcement, Buckingham Palace mentioned: "The Queen obtained in viewers The Proper Honourable Elizabeth Truss MP at the moment and requested her to type a brand new administration. Ms Truss accepted Her Majesty's provide and kissed arms upon her appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.”
Liz Truss' staff swiftly up to date her Twitter profile to mark her new position.
"Prime minister of the UK of Nice Britain and Northern Eire. Chief of the Conservative Social gathering. MP for South West Norfolk," the outline states.
It's understood Ms Truss has left Balmoral after changing into the primary prime minister of the Queen's reign to be appointed by the monarch at her non-public Scottish house in Balmoral.
The brand new PM is the fifteenth premier of the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
Ms Truss, who was joined by her husband Hugh O'Leary, mentioned her goodbyes to the Queen's non-public secretary and her equerry in a reception hallway and was waved off by the royal aides.
In the meantime, Eire's premier has congratulated Ms Truss on changing into prime minister, saying he hopes to succeed in an settlement on points across the Northern Eire Protocol.
Micheal Martin mentioned in an announcement: "I want to prolong my congratulations to Liz Truss on her appointment at the moment as Prime Minister of the UK.
"A shared historical past and shut ties of individuals, of economic system, and of tradition hyperlink our two nations.
"A robust partnership between our two governments is important to underpin the Good Friday Settlement and help peace and prosperity on these islands.
"I hope we will use the interval forward to prioritise EU-UK engagement and to succeed in agreed outcomes on the problems round implementation of the Northern Eire Protocol.
"I'm dedicated to a powerful and deep relationship between our nations, and to working in an open and constructive approach with Prime Minister Truss.
"I look ahead to our shut co-operation and early engagement as we face necessary points on these islands and globally."