First lady Melania Trump’s office has released her official White House portrait, a black-and-white photo that appears geared toward setting the tone for her return to Washington.

First lady Melania Trump is all business in her official portrait, unveiled by the White House on Monday. The black and white image, snapped by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux, was captured in the Yellow Oval Room one day after Melania’s husband Donald was sworn in as the 47th president.

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Mrs. Trump is seen wearing a black womenswear-inspired tuxedo with an opened white button-up shirt, hourglass-shaped jacket, and cummerbund.

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The White House unveiled its official portrait of first lady Melania Trump on Monday. Mrs. Trump is pictured in a suit, standing in front of a window with the Washington Monument in the rearview, and the photo is in black and white.

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Chief among the mourners will be the Labour politician's widow, Lady Pauline Prescott, who was at her late husband's side throughout their more than 60 years of marriage. Lady Prescott was born in 1940 to a bricklayer father who died when she was a youngster. She became pregnant by a married US serviceman at the age of 15.