Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
(1900-2002), Queen of George VISitter associated with 580 portraits
Artist of 1 portrait
Born in the last year of Queen Victoria's reign. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the Duke of York in 1923. She became Queen Elizabeth when her husband was crowned King George VI in 1937. On the King's death in 1952 she became known as the Queen Mother and her elder daughter became Queen Elizabeth II. She was the first member of the British Royal Family to pass the age of 100.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1922
NPG Ax29337
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1922
NPG Ax29338
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 28 February 1922
NPG x32507
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Lafayette
bromide print, February 1922
NPG x34720
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
hand-coloured bromide print, 28 February 1922
NPG x74770
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Hay Wrightson
bromide print, circa 1922
NPG x139734
by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 28 February 1922; published 1922
NPG x197871
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 28 February 1922
NPG x129676
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 28 February 1922
NPG x129703
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 28 February 1922
NPG x130257
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 28 February 1922
NPG x130256
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bertram Park
gelatin silver print, 1922
NPG Ax199888
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bertram Park, by Yvonne Gregory
hand-coloured gelatin silver print, 1922
NPG x199903
'The Wedding of 6th Earl of Harewood and Princess Mary'
by Vandyk
gelatin silver print, 28 February 1922
NPG x198525
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
vintage glossy bromide print, 6 July 1922
NPG x34724
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 1923
NPG x21183
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
glass negative, 18 January 1923
NPG x31667
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
probably by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, (18 January 1923)
NPG x36490
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by E.O. Hoppé
chlorobromide print on card mount, 1923
NPG x135372
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 26 April 1923
NPG x158916
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
modern print form original negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x158917
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 26 April 1923
NPG x158918
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 26 April 1923
NPG x158919
'Wedding of H.R.H. the Duke of York & Lady E. Bowes-Lyon'
by Elliott & Fry, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1923 (26 April 1923)
NPG x193255
'Souvenir of the Royal Wedding'
published by Marlborough Printing Co, after Elliott & Fry, and after Speaight Ltd, and after Frank Arthur Swaine, and after Hay Wrightson, and after Maull & Fox, and after E.O. Hoppé
bromide postcard print, 1923
NPG x193256
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Elliott & Fry
gelatin silver print, 26 April 1923
NPG x183992
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 26 April 1923
NPG x198374
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 26 April 1923
NPG x198375
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95763
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95764
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95765
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95766
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95767
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch transparency, 26 April 1923
NPG x95768
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95769
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95770
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 20 April 1923
NPG x95776
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Bassano Ltd
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
The wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by H.R. Wicks, for Bassano Ltd
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
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 1924
NPG x29157
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 2 July 1924
NPG x27986
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 2 July 1924
NPG x27987
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 2 July 1924
NPG x27988
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Hay Wrightson
whole-plate film negative, 1924
NPG x29155
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 2 July 1924
NPG x33717
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Hay Wrightson
bromide print, circa 1924
NPG x139733
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Speaight Ltd
chlorobromide print, 1924
NPG x199593
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Speaight Ltd
bromide print, 1924
NPG x199595
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 2 July 1924
NPG x27972
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 2 July 1924
NPG x28050
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
for Central News Ltd
bromide press print, 1925
NPG x194398
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 11 November 1926
NPG x28003
King George VI; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 11 November 1926
NPG x28016
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 11 November 1926
NPG x28019
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; King George VI
by Vandyk
whole-plate glass negative, 11 November 1926
NPG x28024
Christening of Queen Elizabeth II
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass negative, 29 May 1926
NPG x32998
'The Duke and Duchess of York photographed with the infant Princess on the day of the christening'
published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1926 (29 May 1926)
NPG x193257
'T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of York and daughter Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary'
by Central News Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1926 (29 May 1926)
NPG x193258
Related People
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York (grandson)
- Princess Anne (granddaughter)
- Sir David Bowes-Lyon (brother)
- Hon. Issobel Hester Bowes-Lyon (née Drummond) (aunt)
- Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (brother)
- King Charles III (grandson)
- Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (granddaughter)
- Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (grandson)
- Queen Elizabeth II (daughter)
- Lady Mary Frances Elphinstone (née Bowes-Lyon) (sister)
- King George VI (husband)
- Rose Constance (née Bowes-Lyon), Countess Granville (sister)
- Princess Margaret (daughter)
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (grandson)
- (Cecilia) Nina Bowes-Lyon (née Cavendish-Bentinck), Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (mother)
- Claud Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandfather)
- Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (father)
- Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (brother)
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