Gerson appeared next to Pele, the Queen and her husband Prince Philip in the photographs, and said he had a photograph of the moment displayed in his home.
Pele, known as “O’Ree,” or “The King,” died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a battle with colon cancer, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch aged 96. Less than four months after the death of
Pelé, who scored in a friendly that brought together the top players of São Paulo state and the best of Rio de Janeiro, missed the game when Rani died on 8 September.
He said on Twitter that he had admired Elisabeth since seeing her in person for the first time, when “she came to Brazil to see our love for football and experience the magic of the packed Maracana.”
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