'Princess Elizabeth with her infant son King Charles III' (Queen Elizabeth II; King Charles III)
38 of 170 portraits of King Charles III
© Cecil Beaton / Victoria and Albert Museum, London
'Princess Elizabeth with her infant son King Charles III' (Queen Elizabeth II; King Charles III)
by Cecil Beaton, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
halftone postcard print, circa 1949 (14 December 1948)
5 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. (140 mm x 88 mm) overall
Purchased, 1977
Photographs Collection
NPG x138035
Sittersback to top
- King Charles III (1948-), King regnant. Sitter in 170 portraits.
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Reigned 1952-2022. Sitter associated with 972 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1114 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits.
- Raphael Tuck & Sons (active 1866-1959), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 263 portraits.
Events of 1948back to top
Current affairs
Prince Charles is born in Buckingham Palace; he is the first son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of EdinburghThe Secretary of State for Health, Aneurin Bevan, introduces the National Health Service. Health services in Britain were now funded from central taxation and free at the point of use for every resident of the country.
Art and science
The First Morris Minor car designed by Alec Issigonis and his team (also responsible for the Mini) takes to the road, becoming a popular and classic English design.F.R. Leavis publishes his influential study of the English novel, The Great Tradition. The book set out Leavis's ideas on the proper relationship between literary form and moral concern.
International
The policy of Apartheid is adopted in South Africa. Apartheid was a set of laws allowing racial segregation and discrimination against the black majority by the white ruling class.As part of the dispute between Western and Soviet controlled Berlin, the Soviet Union blockades West Berlin, cutting off supplies. Anxious to avoid a conflict, America, Britain and France responded by flying in food and other provisions.
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