Queen Elizabeth II
(1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022Sitter associated with 972 portraits
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Her devotion to the duty and public service was renowned and she ruled through a period of enormous social change and technological transformation. Her coronation in 1953 was the first to be televised and was broadcast internationally and she is the most portrayed person in the world.
Born in London, Princess Elizabeth became heir to the throne in 1936 on the accession of her father George VI. She married Philip Mountbatten in 1947 and their first children, the then Prince Charles and Princess Anne, were born in 1948 and 1950. Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, whilst on an official trip to Kenya, after the death of her father. Her coronation in 1953 was the first to be televised and was broadcast internationally. Her sons, Princes Andrew and Edward, were born in 1960 and 1964. As Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, her Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees were celebrated in 1977, 2002, 2012 and 2022.
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), for Camera Press: London: UK
glossy bromide print, 1953
NPG x131146
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), for Camera Press: London: UK
glossy bromide print, 1953
NPG x131147
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum)
glossy bromide print, 1953
NPG x131148
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), for Camera Press: London: UK
glossy bromide print, 1953
NPG x131149
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 June 1953
NPG x45762
by Cecil Beaton
semi-matte cibachrome print, 2 June 1953
NPG x35390
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum)
glossy bromide print, 1953
NPG x132907
by R. Palmer, for International News Photos
vintage print, 12 September 1953
NPG x136394
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138018
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138019
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138020
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138021
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138022
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138023
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138024
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138025
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
by Baron (Sterling Henry Nahum), published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1953
NPG x138026
published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
bromide postcard print, 2 June 1953
NPG x138027
Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
bromide postcard print, 2 June 1953
NPG x138028
'The Queen with her Maids of Honour and Mistress of the Robes'
published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
bromide postcard print, 2 June 1953
NPG x193014
Related People
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York (son)
- Princess Anne (daughter)
- Sir David Bowes-Lyon (uncle)
- Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon (uncle)
- King Charles III (son)
- Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto (née Armstrong-Jones) (niece)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (uncle)
- Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex (son)
- Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (mother)
- Lady Mary Frances Elphinstone (née Bowes-Lyon) (aunt)
- King George V (grandfather)
- King George VI (father)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (uncle)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex (grandson)
- Princess Margaret (sister)
- Queen Mary (grandmother)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (aunt)
- David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (nephew)
- (Cecilia) Nina Bowes-Lyon (née Cavendish-Bentinck), Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandmother)
- Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (grandfather)
- Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (uncle)
- William, Prince of Wales (grandson)
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