The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Explore a collage of portraits from our Collection
Queen Elizabeth II by Dorothy Wilding half-plate film negative, 1952, NPG x36955 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Explore the works included in this collage
Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee
Look back on Her Majesty The Queen's 70-year reign with our animated timeline.
Queen Elizabeth II highlights from the Collection
Queen Elizabeth II
by Dorothy Wilding
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Princess Margaret; Queen Elizabeth II
by Unknown photographer
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth II ('Equanimity')
by Chris Levine, by Rob Munday
© Chris Levine
Queen Elizabeth II
by Dorothy Wilding
© William Hustler and Georgina Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London
'H.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth. Her Royal Highness's Merry Smile' (Queen Elizabeth II)
published by J. Beagles & Co
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth II
by William Horton
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth II
by Michael Leonard
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth II
by Dorothy Wilding
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth II
by Pietro Annigoni
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Families and Young People
Spotlight: Queen Elizabeth II
Our Youth Forum members have selected portraits of The Queen that inspire and interest them to share online.
Explore our family competition
We are delighted to reveal the winning images from our Jubilee photography competition, where families submitted their recreations of Royal portraits.
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Cecil Beaton and The Queen: A delicate balance
Facebook Premiere
Catch up on this talk about photography and Queen Elizabeth II, from Robin Muir, curator of the Gallery's 2020 exhibition 'Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things'. He shares how photographer Cecil Beaton shaped the monarchy's public image in the mid 20th-century through his portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal family..
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Meet the artist: Ben Mosley
Ben Mosley, who was an official artist at the 2021 Olympics, was commissioned by HELLO! magazine to create a brand-new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for the Platinum Jubilee. In our interview with Ben, discover more about how he put this portrait together.
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Alexandra Shulman on Queen Elizabeth II’s memorable fashion moments
In this guest blog, former Editor-In-Chief of British Vogue Alexandra Shulman shares five key fashion moments from the Queen's reign.
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Elizabeth II: Princess, Queen, Icon Hardcover Book
The most important and celebrated portraits of Queen Elizabeth II from the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection are captured in this book, which will take readers on a visual journey through the life of Britain’s foremost icon. With an introduction by former Editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman.
£14.95
Free 10 x 15cm print with every copy.
