The Royal Chameleon

There is a cute story about the recently deceased Queeen Elizabeth II: she had a pet chameleon when young…

She took care of it and put it on a tree in the gardens, however seemingly, she did not enjoy its company too long, as she was very moved by him dying, she buried it herself, full of pain and tears, somewhere on the royal grounds...

There is one only picture of it available and I initiated an ID of the species… I identified it as an adult female of Chameleo gracilis from equatorial Africa and my identification was confirmed by several scientists dealing with chameleons…