Update re the Metropolitan Police LSGC presentation, of Wednesday 13th March 2024.
It has been confirmed, to me by one of the recipients that all these medals were awarded to officers who had qualified in September (posted Queen’s passing) and October 2020. There was no one present who qualified after October 22 and that all the medals did bear the late Queen’s effigy.
The Commissioner did in fact state, that HM The King has authorised the issue of the long service medal with the Queen’s effigy to everyone who qualified for it, during the first year of his reign.