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The Queen has remained one of the most poised public figures in the world in the course of her 70-year reign, rarely revealing her emotions in public.
Now, however, an insider has revealed that the huge outpouring of thanks from the British public and from around the Commonwealth left her ‘tearful and overwhelmed with emotion’ during the grand finale of the Jubilee celebrations last Sunday.
For many commentators, the high point of the four-day event came when the Queen appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.
Dressed in a vibrant green Stewart Parvin crepe wool dress and coat with matching hat by Rachel Trevor-Morgan, the Queen was seen standing next to a slimmed-down version of the official working members of the Royal Family.
Yet the historic moment nearly didn’t happen at all.
A source said: ‘The Queen only decided that she would go to London about three hours before the balcony appearance.
‘She was not feeling brilliant but the Prince of Wales had called her and told her she really ought to come if she could.
The Queen waves to the adoring crowds on Sunday, the final day of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant at the Buckingham Palace after nearly not appearing due to 'not feeling brilliant'
Four generations of the Royal family appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony: Camilla, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince Louis of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Crowds enjoyed a rendition of the national anthem while they watched the Queen celebrate the final day of her Platinum Jubilee on a big screen at the end of the Mall
The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry led The Gold State Coach along a crowd-thronged route back to Buckingham Palace in a pageant extravaganza that delighted those present
The crowds - who had been desperate to see her - went wild as Queen Elizabeth II appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the end of the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace
Crowds overflowed in every major area of Central London, this time in Trafalgar Square, as they watched the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on a big screen on day four of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II
‘He told her there were so many people desperate to see her and he convinced her to come.’
Bound by duty, the Queen travelled from Windsor to London and was astonished by the goodwill shown to her when she arrived.
A source said: ‘The Queen was totally overwhelmed by the number of people waiting to see her – she had tears in her eyes before she stepped out on the
