January 7
- Frontis: Phyllis Calvert: This Year’s Peter Pan (in costume with figure and shadow) photograph by Vivienne
- p.3: Frank Salisbury at home at Sarum Chase, Hampstead, no credit
- p.7: Isabel Bigley, photograph by Angus McBean
- pp.16-7: ‘King Faisal of Iraq at Play’
- p.26: Adeline Barbara Berthon (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Catherine M. Bonsor (photograph by Catherine Bell); Hon. Diana Berry (photograph by Dorothy Wilding)
January 14
- Frontis: Sir Ralph Richardson as Count Karenin, photograph by Ray Hearne
- P.35: Earl and Countess of Norbury, photograph by Swaebe
- p.39: Siobhan McKenna
- p.42: Lady Eden and her Four Daughters, Carline Ann Eden, Meriall Rose Eden, Amelia Mary Eden and Elfrida Charlotte Eden, photograph by Dorothy Wilding
- p.43: Jane Trafford, photograph by Bertram Park
- p.46: A.E. (‘Matty’) Matthews as Knight of the Road in Just Williams’ Luck
January 21
- Frontis: Sir Frederick Browning, photograph by Robin Adler
- p.67: Sir Edmund Paston-Bedingfield, photograph by Swaebe
- p.69: Hugh Sinclair, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.71: Sheila Manahan, photograph by Robin Adler
- p.74: Hon. Mrs Dennis Stucley and children Margaret, Rosemary, Christine, Sarah and Hugh, photograph by Bassano
- p.75: The Countess of Erroll, photograph by Hay Wrightson
- pp.80-1: ‘A Brilliant Revival of St Joan’ – Celia Johnson, Alec Guinness, Bernard Miles Henry Andrews and John Clements, photograph by John Vickers
- p.87: Sven Berlin, photograph by Gilbert Adams
- p.90: Molly Middleton (photograph by Harlip); Pauline Diane Berry (photograph by Lenare)
January 28
- Frontis: Paolo Silveri, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.101: John Dodsworth and Rex Linden and Carmel McSharry as Edith Westmore, photograph by Houston Rogers
- p.103: Ana Nevada, photograph by Baron
- p.122: Fashion, photograph by Eric Joysmith
- p.124: Gillian Stella Looker (photograph by Dorothy Wilding); Beryl Cecilia Charrington (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Lady Margaret Seymour, (photograph by Harlip); Hon. Patricia Stourton (photograph by Marcus Adams)
February 4
- Frontis: Lady Charles, wife of Sir Noel Charles, 3rd Bt, photograph by Carell, Rome
- p.131: H.E. Don Fernando Berckemeyer, Peruvian Ambassador, photograph by Swaebe
- p.135: Jessie Matthews, photograph by Angus McBean
- pp.142-3: Sid Field at home with family, photograph by Pictorial Press
- p.154: E.M. Chitty (to marry J.H. Randell), photograph by Bassano and Lesley Ailsa Hutchinson, photograph by Harlip
February 11
- Frontis: Victoria Sladen, photograph by F.J. Goodman – see NPG x195403
- P.164: Tom Titt cartoon of Mae West
- p.165: A scene from The Relapse, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.167: Dennis Price as Lord Byron, photograph by John Jay
- p.170: Hon. Mrs Edmund Stockdale and children Thomas Freddie and Anne Louise, photograph by Bassano
- p.188: Veronica Knott, photograph by Bassano
February 18
- Frontis: The Rani Kaiser and her daughter Tani, photograph by Dorothy Wilding
- P.195: Sir Oliver Harvey and wife, Maud (née Williams-Wynn), Lady Harvey
- p.196: A scene from You Never Can Tell, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.198: David Niven, Louise Gainsborough and Finlay Currie on the set of Bonnie Prince Charles, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.200: The Polish Ambassador M. Jerzy Michalowsky, photograph by Bassano
- p.204: Lewis Casson with Carmel McSharry and Terence Soall in The Linden Tree, photograph by Houston Rogers
- p.205: Karl Rankl, photograph by Angus McBean
- pp.208-9: Sir Neville Bland and Lady Bland at the Hague
- p.218: Christian Jean Strain (photograph by Bassano); Aurea Anne Farmer (photograph by Fayer); Elizabeth Mary Kirk (photograph by Pearl Freeman)
February 25
- Frontis: Viscount and Viscountess Alexander, photograph by Karsh
- P.229: Robertson Hare and Ralph Lynn, photograph by Denis de Marney
- p.231: Edana Romney, photograph by Baron with background by Vasco Lazzolo
- p.238: Adeline Genée portrait by William Frank
- p.254: Jean E.M. Osmond (photograph by Bassano); Lorna Mary Glynn Begbie (photograph by Hay Wrightson); Anne Richardson (photograph by Lenare)
March 10
- Frontis: Viscountess Erleigh, no credit
- P.291: John Michael Parker
- P.295: Yoma Sasburgh, photograph by McBean
- P.300: Winston Churchill’s grandson and his mother Mary Soames (née Churchill)
- P.311: Emma Tollemache, photograph by Goodman – see NPG x195078
March 24
- Frontis: Hon. Mrs Michael Willoughby (née Janet Marshall-Cornwall), photograph by Bassano (possibly in NPG collection)
- p.359: Mariano Stabile, drawing by Youngman Carter
- p.360: Mme. Eusebio, photograph by Pearl Freeman
- p.368: Jean Simmons as Ophelia in Hamlet, photograph by Wilfrid Newton
- p.369: Eileen Herlie as the Queen and Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in Hamlet, photograph by Wilfrid Newton
March 31
- Marquess and Marchioness of Northampton and four children, photograph by Eric Ager
- p.391: John Howard Davies as Oliver Twist
April 14
- Frontis: Countess of Darnley (née Rosemary Potter) with her daughter Lady Melissa Geraldine Bligh, photograph by Marcus Adams
- p.39: Mae West in Diamond Lil at the Prince of Wales Theatre, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.43: Raine McCorquodale, photograph by Dorothy Wilding
- p.58: Joy Falcon Thompson (photograph by Navana); Margaret Beatrice (Peggie) Merison (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Graeme Elizabeth Dalrymple-Hamilton (photograph by Harlip); Patricia Mary Dunsmuir (photograph by Hay Wrightson); Rosemary Collings –Wells (photograph by Fayer)
April 21
- Frontis: King and Queen celebrate their silver wedding, photograph by Baron
- p.67: Princess Elizabeth, no credit
- p.73: The Roosevelt Memorial is unveiled in Grosvenor Square
- pp.80-1: King and Queen at home – Queen playing piano, photograph by Baron
- p.92: Elspeth Bridget Miller (photograph by Harlip); Elizabeth Ann Devitt (photograph by Fayer); Sarah (Sally) van der Gucht (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Eleanor Hinde (photograph by Navana); Barbara Ann Bristow (photograph by Elliott and Fry)
April 28
- Frontis: Duchess of Rutland (née Anne Cumming Bell), photograph by Fayer
- p.101: Robert Helpmann, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.103: Christine Norden, photograph by Baron
- p.122: Sheila Hiam and Anthony Guy Woolley (photograph by Hay Wrightson)
May 5
- p.135: Elizabeth Bowen, photograph by Angus McBean
- Beryl Sleigh, photograph by Angus McBean
May 12
- Frontis: Hon. Charles Cavendish with his wife Mrs Cavendish (née Marshall) with their children Joanna, Georgina and Nicholas, photograph by Dorothy Wilding
- p.167: Diana Wynyard as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.186: heather Netia Gourlay (photograph by Tunbridge); Katherine Eleanor O’Brien (photograph by Anthony Buckley); Brigid Anita McBean (photograph by Hay Wrightson) ; Diana Mary Christian Smyly (photograph by Bertram Park); Audré Mary Ashman (photograph by Paul Studios); Joan Richmond (photograph by Arup)
May 19
- Frontis: Diana (née Galsworthy), Lady Decies, photograph by Hay Wrightson
- p.195: Augustus John, no credit
- p.199: Hilda Simms in Anna Lucasta, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.215: Sir Osbert Sitwell, photograph by Baron
- p.220: Pauline Elizabeth Pelly (photograph by Dorothy Marshall); Dr Mary Lawrence (photograph by Whitlock); Althea Mabel Ruggles-Brise (photograph by Lafayette)
May 26
- Frontis: Queen Mary, photograph by Hay Wrightson – see NPG collection
- p.229: WP Jacob Epstein with his statue The Visitation in Battersea Park
- p.231: Mariel Forbes in costume, photograph by Angus McBean
- Clarks Colour Shoe Advt – Bosum Ahoy – inside back cover
June 2
- p.263: John Mills as Captain Scott
- John D Fergusson
June 9
- Frontis: Winston Churchill dancing with Mrs Maclaine, no credit
- p.295: David Webster (General Administrator at the Royal Opera House), photograph by Angus McBean
- p.298: Felicity Ingleby-Mackenzie (photograph by Dorothy Wilding); Joan Iris Railing (photograph by Yevonde); Veronica Stourton (photograph by Pearl Freeman)
- p.299: Caroline Whittington-Moe (photograph by Dorothy Wilding); Hon. Charmaine Wilson (photograph by Yvonne Gregory); Jennifer Harvey (photograph by Catherine Bell)
- p.314: Caroline Worthington (photograph by Harlip); Mary Douglas Scott (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Shirley Rachel Askew (photograph by Fayer)
June 16
- Christian Berard, photograph by Derek Adkins
- p.237: WP Sepia- Valerie Hobson, photograph by Fred Daniels
- p.348: Engagements, photograph by Navana Vandyk
June 23
- p.358: Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin
- Sir Charles and Lady Cochran in honours
June 30
- Frontis: Countess Orssich with her children Paul, Susan and Christopher (see NPG x83904)
- p.391: Mabel Lee, photograph by Baron
- p.393: Duchess of Kent presents the Wightman Cup at Wimbledon to Mrs Wightman who received it on behalf of the US team
- p.395: Louise Boiset, god-daughter of Duke of Edinburgh, photograph by Harry Stead
- p.407: Marjorie Bowen, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.412: Baronne Micheline de Posson (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Lady Isabel Milles-Lade (photograph by Harlip); Elizabeth Marion Crawford (photograph by Fayer); Moreen Elizabeth Stubbing (photograph by Bassano)
July 21
- p.69: Joyce Redman and Michael Gough, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.71: Margot Fonteyn, photograph by Baron
August 4
- Frontis Mr and Mrs Gerald Legge receiving guests at Londonderry House after their wedding (Mrs Legge was Raine McCorquodale (later Countess Spencer) and another page on guests and wedding p.142
- p.132: Eric Maschwitz by Eric Maschwitz
- p.133: Monte Carlo Ballet with décor by Dali, photograph by Duncan Melvin
- pp.134-5: Hazel Court, photograph by Baron
- p.154: Margaret St. Aubrey Davies (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Patricia Wells (photograph by Lenare); Elizabeth Primrose Pryce-Mitchell (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Sybil Sherwood (photograph by Vandyk); Daphne Rosemary Hogg (photograph by Harlip)
August 11
- Frontis- A Somerset Family - Mr and Mrs J.K. la T. Mardon with their children Julian, Clive and Susan photograph by Compton Collier
- p.163: Gertrude, Countess of Dudley (Gertie Millar) came to unveil her portrait at Drury Lane Theatre from her home in Chiddingford in Surrey - Painting by Albert Collings exhibition at RA in 1905 and first appeared in West End in 1901
- p.165: Coral Browne as Bathsheba, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.167: Douglas Montgomery with wolfhound, photograph by Desmond Laing -
August 18
- Frontis: Lady Margaret Egerton, lady-in-waiting to Princess Elizabeth
- p.197: Yolande Donlan, photograph by Denis de Marne
- pp.198-9: Denis Franklin, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.218: Barbara Elizabeth Archer (photograph by Vandyk); Daphne Mary Hunter-Jones (photograph by Hay Wrightson); Natalie Mardall (photograph by Lenare); Viviane Gibbs and Major Patrick Philip de la Hogue (photograph by Bassano)
August 25
- Frontis Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess of Norway, photograph by Swaebe
- p.229: Tom Titt, photograph by Angus McBean
- pp.230-1: Maurice Chevalier with Marcelle Derrien
- p.246: Henry Moore at his studio, photograph by F.J. Goodman
September 1
- Frontis: Mrs John Hamilton and her 2 sons and daughter at Bramley Park, Guildford, photograph by Bassano
- p.261: Godfrey Tearle, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.263: Sarah Churchill, photograph by Antony Beauchamp
- p.266: H.E. Duchess Gallarati-Scotti, wife of Italian Ambassador, photograph by F.J. Goodman
- p.282: Jillian Susie Milne (photograph by Lettice Ramsey); Dr Alison Mary Brydone (photograph by Elliott & Fry); Sheila Mary Wright (photograph by Bassano); Diana Hester Morison (photograph by Harlip); Lorna Good McArthur (photograph by Pearl Freeman)
September 8
- Frontis: Eileen Herlie, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.295: Yehudi Menuhin by Robin Adler, F.R.S.A.
- pp.310-11: R.C. Robertson-Glasgow, photograph by Angus McBean
September 15
- Frontis: Mr and Mrs John Drummond with their daughters Cherry, April and Heather
- p.325: Robert Beatty, photograph by Sylvia Redding
- p.326: Katherine Dunham in Caribbean Rhapsody at Prince of Wales theatre , photograph by Marcus Blechman
September 22
- p.356: Jean Cocteau & Alexandre Mnouchkine, wife of French producer of his play the Eagle has 2 Heads, in Venice, photograph by F.J. Goodman – see NPG x195082 and NPG x39429
- p.358: Flora Robson as the Countess von Platen
September 29
- Frontis: Dawn Stobart-Whetherly
- Sir George Aylwen with wife and 2 dogs
- p.389: Marie Lohr, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.390: Benjamin Britten, photograph by Angus McBean,
- p.400: Prince Philip as Yachtsman, photograph by Baron
October 6
- Frontis: Hon. Mrs Quintin Hogg with her son and daughter, photograph by Bassano
- p.5: First night of Terence Rattigan’s Playbill at the Phoenix
- pp.6-7: LJUBA Welitsch, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.22:Norman Collins, photograph by Walter Bird
- Miss Kamila Tyabji, London’s only woman barrister, photograph by Angus McBean
October 13
- Frontis: Lady Howard De Walden and her daughter Hon. Camilla Scott-Ellis
- pp.38-9: George Braund and cards, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.58: Fay Edwards-Jones (photograph by Bassano); Mary Rosamund Purser (photograph by Vandyk)
October 20
- Frontis: Hon. Esme Glyn
- p.66: General Sir William Slimm and his wife in garden
- p.69: Marius Goring –in Too True to be Good- Montage double Exp Devised photograph by Angus McBean
- p.71: C.B. Cochran, photograph by Emmwood
- p.86: Major Behrens at Abinger Manor, near Dorking
- p.87: Mrs Edward Beddington Behrens (née Princess Irena Obolensky) with her painting by Savely Sorine, photograph by Lafayette
October 27
- p.122: Viscountess Garmoyle (photograph by Harlip); Mary Bailey Southwell (photograph by Hay Wrightson)
November 3
- Frontis: the wedding of Lady Margaret Colville and John Colville, no credit
- p.133: Mona Inglesby
- p.150: Gloria Pashley, photograph by Fred Daniels
- p.151: Robert Coote, photograph by John Deakin
November 10
- p.171: Margaret Rutherford, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.188: Linda Marie Strong (photograph by Harlip); Elizabeth Anne Manifold (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Shirley Rountree Harris (photograph by Bassano); Juliet Adair (photograph by Yvonne Gregory)
November 17
- p.203: Moore Marriott
- p.219: Sister Helen Maud Rowe (chosen midwife for Princess Elizabeth), photograph by George Konig
November 24
- p.239: Hermione Gingold, photograph by Angus McBean (with balloons and tin bath)
- p.242: Hon. Mrs Charles McLaren with children Julia Harriet and Caroline Mary, photograph by Vaughan-Spencer
- p.243: Carol Butler, (photograph by Pearl Freeman); Rachel Brand, (photograph by Harlip)
December 1
- Frontis: Phyllis Calvert at Anacapri where she is filming The Golden Madonna, photograph by F.J. Goodman - see NPG Ax39677 and NPG x195613
- p.269: Mila Parley, photograph by Angus McBean
- p.275: Hon. Joanna Phoebe Rodd, photograph by Bassano
December 8
- Frontis: Prince Philip looking at portrait of Elizabeth by Oswald Birley
- p.303: Sally Ann Howes lying on floor, photograph by Baron
- p.318: Albert Stewart Barrow, photograph by Pearl Freeman
December 15
- Frontis: Marchioness of Londonderry, photograph by Lenare
- p.337: Roma Beaumont, photograph by Dudley Harris
- p.360: Joan Evelyn Martin (photograph by Bassano); Nadia Henly (photograph by Swaebe); Patricia Bedford and Lt. Christopher Bevan (photograph by Pearl Freeman), Christine Williams (photograph by Lenare)
December 22
- p.367: Prince Charles with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
- p.375: Princess Elizabeth, photograph by M.W. Elphinstone
- p.392: Audrey Joan Frances Edwards (photograph by Vandyk); Patricia Helen Marshall (photograph by Lenare); Hon. June Ponsonby (photograph by Hay Wrightson); Penelope Joan Davidson (photograph by Bassano)
December 29
- Frontis: Cyril Cusack, photograph by John Deakin
- p.405: Gertrude Lawrence, photograph by Angus McBean