Woman pays tribute to Her Majesty by getting ‘God rest the Queen’ tattooed on her leg
A Brazilian woman has paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II by getting a tattoo dedicated to the monarch inked across her leg.
Model Scheila Santos, 31, said she was left "feeling empty" when news of the Queen's death first broke on Thursday 8 September.
In an effort to honour the UK's longest serving monarch, Scheila, who lives in London, decided to book a tattoo appointment.
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The influencer, who boasts 63,000 followers on Instagram (@scheilasantos_), now has a tat across her right calf that reads: 'God rest the Queen'.
Discussing her new ink, Scheila said that she thinks Queen Elizabeth II would be 'grateful' for the permanent mark of respect.
"When I found out she had died I felt a strange emptiness in my chest. I found out the news when I was scrolling on my Instagram", she said.
"It felt like I was losing someone close, someone I knew. I was definitely in shock. I just wanted to do a tribute to Her Majesty. I feel like she can see my tattoo and be grateful.
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"I'm happy with the tribute, I didn't think too much before doing it, but I don't regret it. I can imagine children studying this fact at school in the future, and I will say I have a tribute for it."
People were in awe of Scheila's new body art after she uploaded a snap of it to Instagram.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away on 8 September aged 96 at her Scottish residence Balmoral, after a 70-year reign.
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The state funeral for the late monarch was held today (19 September) at Westminster Abbey and was attended by 2,000 people - including world leaders, the Royal Family, and special guests. The televised ceremony was expected to be watched by some 4 billion people worldwide.
Monday’s ceremony closed with a two-minute silence and a performance by the Queen’s personal piper, while the monarch’s coffin arrived at Westminster Abbey on the state gun carriage.
The Queen’s funeral was conducted by the Dean of Westminster and the likes of Prime Minister Liz Truss and Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland gave readings.
On Monday evening, 800 people will attend a committee service for the Queen in St George’s Chapel in Windsor castle before her family gather at a private interment service.
After she is buried, the Queen will be reunited with her late husband the Duke of Edinburgh, who will be moved from the Royal Vault to join her.
Ali Condon