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 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
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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