Oh, yes! The Diamond Jubilee joy starts here! Windsor Castle is putting on an exhibition to celebrate this momentous occasion, which opens today. It traces Queen Elizabeth II's reign through a series of sixty photographs (one for each year since 1952), showing both official occasions and more candid moments.
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| A young Queen Elizabeth II (Source) |
Even if you aren't enamoured with the pomp of royal events, think of the vintage appeal that this exhibition will have, particularly in the early years of Betty's reign. And, if we're lucky, there may even be some photos of her sassy baby sister, Margaret.
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| The more risque younger sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Source) |
It's open until October this year, so there's plenty of time to get along and see it. And if you can't make it, never fear, as I will report back in a blog post once I've been. If there's an accompanying book, I may even be tempted to buy that... in which case, there could be some scanning and sharing of the best pics.
Wow Margaret looks well sassy there! x
ReplyDeleteDoesn't she?! I picked it for super sass value.
DeleteOoohhh so gunna go see that. Margaret is my favourite, but shhh don't tell. ;) x
ReplyDeleteNo need to keep your favourite quiet! I think more people should come forward for Margaret. I didn't know anything about her until I went to the recent Enchanted Palace exhibition at Kensington Palace (which was fabulous, by the way) and stumbled across her gorgeous portrait and one of her lovely outfits.
DeleteThese are both fabulous photos, for different reasons, I guess. I seem to recall that Lord Snowdon was considered an interesting photographer, perhaps unpredictable or avante guarde. I do hope they have a good book for you to take home.
ReplyDeleteThat rings vague bells about Lord Snowdon... But perhaps I will have to investigate him further!
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