Princess Elizabeth, March 1927
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II
The Duke and Duchess of York and Princess
Elizabeth, June 1927
Just three days after their return from Australia and New
Zealand, the Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth visited Adams’s
studio, where photographs were taken of the family reunited. Photo credit: The
Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Elizabeth, March 1927
This photograph was sent to the Duke and Duchess of York
during their visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1927. It was accompanied by a
note from Princess Elizabeth's nurse, Clara Knight, saying that in this picture
the princess's two new teeth were just visible. Photo credit: The Royal
Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Elizabeth, July 1928
Photographs of Princess Elizabeth from the sitting with
Marcus Adams on 5 July 1928 are among the best known portraits of the young
princess. Photo credit: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II
The Duke of York and Princess Elizabeth, July
1929
The Duke of York and Princess Elizabeth, photographed when
the family attended a sitting with Marcus Adams in July 1929. Photo credit: The
Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Elizabeth, July 1929
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II
The Duchess of York and Princess Margaret, June
1931
The Queen’s younger sister, Princess Margaret, was born at
Glamis Castle, Angus, on 21 August 1930, the second daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of York. At the time of her birth she was fourth in line to the throne.
Photo credit: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, July
1932
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II
Princess Elizabeth, November 1934
A portrait of the eight-year-old Princess Elizabeth. Photo
credit: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, December 1936
On 11 December, following the abdication of King Edward VIII,
the Duke of York was proclaimed sovereign, as King George VI. This photo was
taken four days after the accession. Photo credit: The Royal Collection © 2010,
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, February
1939
The sitting in February 1939 was to be the last before the
outbreak of the Second World War in September of that year. Photo credit: The
Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth with Princesses Elizabeth and
Margaret, April 1940
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II
Princess Elizabeth, April 1940
Princess Elizabeth stands against a backdrop reminiscent of a
Scottish landscape. Adams has enhanced the image, using a graphite pencil to add
interest to the foreground. Photo credit: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
HM The Queen, Princes Charles and Princess Anne,
November 1954
The Queen accompanied her children to the studio in Dover
Street, Mayfair, for a family sitting in November 1954. Photo credit: The Royal
Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II