Portraits of the young Queen Elizabeth II, photographed early in her reign, and jewelry she wore, will be on display at Buckingham Palace from Friday.
Tiaras, earrings and necklaces are part of the “Rise of the Queen” exhibition, marking her seven-decade reign on the British throne, a record among the country’s monarchs.
The 96-year-old queen, who is the longest-living monarch in British history and the longest-lived in the world today, became queen on February 6, 1953, following the death of her father, King George VI.
“The exhibition focuses on the first portraits ever taken of Your Majesty at that time, shown alongside the jewelry that we see her wearing in the photographs,” the Queen’s deputy artwork supervisor Caroline de Guitaut told Reuters.
Visitors to the Palace’s State Rooms will be able to see the selection, which will feature some 24 images of the Queen taken by photographer Dorothy Wilding.
Many of the portraits have been exhibited around the world, including a selection taken in February 1952, for which the Queen wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
“This image was so vital, so important, because it was used in the design of postage stamps, reproduced millions and millions of times. And even though it was taken 70 years ago, it’s still a familiar image to us today, and in many ways, this photo made this beautiful tiara known as well, as we’ve seen it reproduced so many times,” Guitaut explained.
Wilding began taking photographs of the royal family in the 1920s, being called upon to take photographs of the Queen just 20 days after she ascended the British throne.
The pieces of jewelry on display, according to Guitaut, range from items from the diadem that then-Princess Elizabeth wore during her parents’ coronation in 1937, to pieces gifted to her for her 18th birthday and pieces she wore over the years. 1950.
Source: CNN Brasil
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