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- A royal invitation. The telephone rang. "This is the lady-in-waiting speaking. The Queen wants to know if you will photograph her tomorrow afternoon" ... In choosing me to take her photographs, the Queen made a daring innovation.
- The next generation. On 14 November 1948 Princess Elizabeth gave birth to her first child, Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. At her mother's suggestion, the Princess chose Beaton to photograph her newborn son.
- The Coronation. On the morning of 2 June 1953, three million people lined the streets between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey to witness the process of the Gold State Coach.
- The 1968 sitting. In the summer of 1968, Beaton photographed the Queen in anticipation of his forthcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. He felt anxious before the sitting, writing in his diary
Among the recollections were his associations with stars of Hollywood and British Royalty notably The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (whose official wedding photographs Beaton took on 3 June 1937 at relatively short notice); and official portraits of Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) and Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation ...
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The apex of Beaton’s career, both personally and professionally, was his appointment as official photographer for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The photographer sought to capture the symbolism and theatricality of the historic event.
Nov 10, 2023 · VINTAGE ROYAL. DEC 2023/JAN 2024 Issue. How Cecil Beaton Helped Invent Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. The bon vivant royal photographer made portraits of the Windsors for more than...
Sep 8, 2023 · By Elise Taylor. 8 September 2023. Cecil Beaton, issued by the Royal Collection Trust/His Majesty King Charles III 2023. On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II – the longest-reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom – died at the age of 96.
Nov 21, 2023 · Cecil Beaton’s images became some of the most iconic of the late Queen Elizabeth . From those of her as a young woman growing up alongside her younger sister Princess Margaret to her...
Sep 7, 2023 · By Elise Taylor. September 7, 2023. Photo dated October 16, 1968 taken by Cecil Beaton, issued by the Royal Collection Trust/His Majesty King Charles III 2023 of the late Queen Elizabeth II...
