The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
1 portrait of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
The wedding of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
by and after Vandyk
hand-coloured bromide print, 6 November 1935
26 3/8 in. x 39 in. (670 mm x 990 mm) image size
Photographs Collection
NPG x134883
Artistback to top
- Vandyk (active 1881-1947), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 662 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004), Wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; daughter of 7th Duke of Buccleuch and 9th Duke of Queensberry. Sitter in 137 portraits. Identify
- Lady Angela Christine Rose Dawnay (née Montagu Douglas Scott) (1906-2000), Wife of Sir Peter Dawnay; daughter of 9th Duke of Queensberry. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 972 portraits. Identify
- King George V (1865-1936), Reigned 1910-36. Sitter in 488 portraits. Identify
- Clare Margaret Hadow (née Phipps) (1920-2006), Wife of David George Hadow; daughter of Charles Bathurst Hele Phipps and Lady Sybil Anne Montagu Douglas Scott. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Anne Hawkins, Daughter of Sir Geoffrey Alan Brooke Hawkins and Lady Margaret Ida Montagu Douglas Scott. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), Son of George V. Sitter in 181 portraits. Identify
- Princess Margaret (1930-2002), Daughter of George VI; Countess of Snowdon. Sitter associated with 293 portraits. Identify
- Queen Mary (1867-1953), Queen consort of King George V. Sitter associated with 404 portraits. Identify
- Elizabeth Diana Percy (née Montagu-Douglas-Scott), Duchess of Northumberland (1922-2012), Honorary Colonel of the 6th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers; daughter of 10th Duke of Queensberry; wife of 10th Duke of Northumberland. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
- Moyra Eileen Smiley (née Montagu-Douglas-Scott) (1919-2011), Former wife of Hugo Douglas Tweedie, and later wife of David de Crespigny Smiley; daughter of Sir Francis George Montagu Douglas Scott. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Lady Mary Ilona Margaret Whitley (née Cambridge) (1924-1999), Wife of Peter Whitley; daughter of 2nd Marquess of Cambridge. Sitter in 48 portraits. Identify
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: England, London (Throne Room, Buckingham Palace, London)
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Events of 1935back to top
Current affairs
Stanley Baldwin starts his third term as Prime Minister after Ramsay Macdonald resigns due to ill health. Coincidentally, Baldwin's first term in office also came about when the Prime Minister of the time, Bonar Law, stepped down due to illness in 1923.Art and science
Robert Watson-Watt demonstrates Radar, showing how an aircraft can be tracked by detecting radio waves reflected off it. During the war, Watson-Watt established a network of machines and operators that helped detect the approach of enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain.Penguin publishes its first paperback books, making reading more portable and affordable to a wider audience.
International
Italy invades Abyssinia. The invasion of the country now known as Ethiopia was part of Mussolini's plan to create an Italian Empire. It was also an attempt to avenge Abyssinia's victory over the Italian army at Adowa in 1896.Germany introduces conscription, breaking the disarmament clause of the Treaty of Versailles.
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