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It's not *all* business for Queen Elizabeth.. The 93-year-old is a queen by day, but a family woman by night. Her official duties may lie with the monarchy, but behind-the-scenes, she is very much ...
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (left), Princess Margaret (center left), and Princess Elizabeth (center right) during a rehearsal for Cinderella in 1941. Lisa Sheridan - Getty Images
Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926, the first child of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and his wife, Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary , and her mother was the youngest daughter of Scottish aristocrat Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th ...
Margaret Rhodes speaking about her cousin Queen Elizabeth II, on BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, 2012. Much of what is known about Elizabeth's personality and views has been compiled from impressions and descriptions by those whom had met her.
Queen Elizabeth II, the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, died on Thursday September 8, sending the country into a period of mourning. Here the PA news agency looks at how the royal family and ...
The portraiture of Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) spans the evolution of English royal portraits in the early modern period (1400/1500-1800), from the earliest representations of simple likenesses to the later complex imagery used to convey the power and aspirations of the state, as well as of the monarch at its head.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule saw Britain through decades of change, was seen and felt around the world. From flowers covering the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, to images of ...
Portrait of Queen Charlotte is a 1789 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Lawrence of the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Lawrence had emerged as a child prodigy and had been painting society portraits in Bath for a number of years before relocating to London .