King George VI (1895-1952), Reigned 1936-52
Sitter associated with 420 portraits
The second son of George V and Queen Mary, he served in the navy (1909-17), and qualified as a pilot in the Royal Air Force in 1919. He was President of the Industrial Welfare Society, an area of special concern. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. He became King on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936. He and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother were held in great affection by the population for the courage and sense of duty they showed during the War. Following his death in 1952, he was succeeded by his eldest daughter who became Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
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by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
chlorobromide print on card mount, 1923
NPG x135372
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95760
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95761
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95762
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95763
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95764
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95765
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95766
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95767
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch transparency, 26 April 1923
NPG x95768
by Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95770
by Bassano
sepia-toned platinotype on original card mount, 26 April 1923
NPG x11910
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 18 January 1923
NPG x130935
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by H.R. Wicks, for Bassano
sepia-toned platinotype, 26 April 1923
NPG x38413
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 18 January 1923
NPG x130941
Philip Edward Morrell; King George VI
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, February 1923
NPG Ax141502
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, February 1923
NPG Ax141503
King George VI; Sir David Bowes-Lyon
by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, February 1923
NPG Ax141504
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; King George VI
by Christina Broom
bromide print, 1930s
NPG x136999
by Bertram Park
solarized bromide relief print, 1930s
NPG x1695
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Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy (niece)
King Edward VII (grandfather)
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (brother)
Queen Elizabeth II (daughter)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (wife)
King George V (father)
Prince George, Duke of Kent (brother)
George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (nephew)
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (brother)
Prince John (brother)
Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent (nephew)
Princess Margaret (daughter)
Queen Mary (mother)
Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (sister)
Prince Michael of Kent (nephew)
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (nephew)
Prince William of Gloucester (nephew)
Category
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Groups
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Place
Norfolk
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