Buckingham Palace’s newly renamed King’s Gallery is the home of the exhibition ‘Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography’.
It began on May 17 and will continue through October 6, 2024. The exhibition features more than 150 vintage prints from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives that showcase “the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day.” Here are some highlights of the collection. Let’s have a look at the portraits:
Cecil Beaton’s “Princess Elizabeth, 1942,” shows the future queen at age 16.
Norman Parkinson’s “Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, 1980.”
Antony Armstrong-Jones’ “Prince Charles and Princess Anne,” 1956.
Cecil Beaton’s “King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1940.”
Cecil Beaton’s “Queen Elizabeth, 1939.”
Snowdon’s “Princess Margaret,” 1967.
Rankin’s “Queen Elizabeth II (Union Flag),” 2001.
A portrait of King Charles in the ‘Royal Portraits’ exhibition.
A glimpse at multiple portraits of the royal family.
