#Duchess of kent

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British Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth II, with other royal mums, beams in a never-before-seen family portrait as she cradles her newborn baby. The image is taken by Lord Snowdon in 1964, is one of 150 items set to go on display at Buckingham Palace in a brand-new exhibition. The picture was taken as a gift for the doctor who delivered the children and has never been shown in public until now. | May 16, 2024

Princess Alexandra with her son, James Ogilvy;

Queen Elizabeth II with her son, Prince Edward;

Princess Margaret with her daughter, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones;

The Duchess of Kent with her daughter, Lady Helen Windsor

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Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra and The Duchess of Kent holding their new babies - Edward, Sarah, James and Helen - in 1964

📸 Lord Snowdon

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Kent Diamond & Pearl Tiara ♕ Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent

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PART 1

Never-before-seen photo of four royal mothers, including Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret with their newborn babies, as a personal token to doctor who delivered them to go on display at Buckingham Palace

By Rebecca English, Royal Editor and Mark Duell

16 May 2024

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It is a remarkable and never seen before snapshot of royal motherhood.

The image, taken by Lord Snowdon, shows Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra, and the Duchess of Kent holding their newborn babies in 1964.

It was captured by Princess Margaret's celebrated photographer husband as a personal token of thanks for Sir John Peel, the royal obstetrician who delivered all four babies within two months — Prince Edward, Lady Sarah Chatto, James Ogilvy, and Lady Helen Windsor.

And it will be one of the highlights of a new exhibition Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography, opening tomorrow at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

The charming picture will be displayed along with a handwritten letter from Princess Margaret to her sister, asking her 'Darling Lilibet' to sign a print 'as a souvenir of an extraordinary two months of delivery.'

The new exhibition — the first to be held at the The King's Gallery since it was renamed following the death of Queen Elizabeth — will also include The Queen Mother's personal copy of her daughter's Coronation portrait and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal Family.

It charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day through more than 150 items from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives.

The photographs presented in the exhibition are vintage prints – the original works produced by the photographer – most of which are on display for the first time.

Alessandro Nasini, curator of Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography, said: 'The Royal Collection holds some of the most enduring photographs ever taken of the Royal Family, captured by the most celebrated portrait photographers of the past hundred years – from Dorothy Wilding and Cecil Beaton to Annie Leibovitz, David Bailey, and Rankin.

Alongside these beautiful vintage prints, which cannot be on permanent display for conservation reasons, we are excited to share archival correspondence and never-before-seen proofs that will give visitors a behind-the-scenes insight into the process of creating such unforgettable royal portraits.'

'Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography' is at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, from tomorrow (May 17) until October 6, 2024.

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The Christening of Victoria, Princess Royal, 10 February 1841

Artist: Charles Robert Leslie (English, 1794-1859)

Date: c. 1841-1842

Medium: OIl on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom

Description

The Princess Royal was Queen Victoria's eldest child. Her christening took place in the evening in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. The throne had been removed for the occasion and was replaced by a temporary altar on which was set plate from the Chapel Royal. The silver-gilt Lily Font was made for the occasion and has been used for many royal christenings since. In the painting it stands on a table made for George IV and the chairs are from a set made in 1828. The Princess's royal sponsors were Queen Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, the King of the Belgians, the Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, for whom the Duke of Wellington stood proxy. In the painting the Queen Dowager steps forward to name the baby.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

James Roberts (English, c.1800-1867) Christmas Trees of the Duchess of Kent and the Royal Children at Windsor Castle, 1850

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You did it again! Mentioning the duchess of Kent in the milk episode has apparently summoned her; she appeared in a photo yesterday with the Duke and Prince Michael for the piping salute at KP for the DoK's birthday.

I think it's stretching incredulity a little to say we summoned her but for the purposes of recruiting to our cult I will go along with it hahaha

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Victoria, Duchess of Kent, 1818.

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How amazing is this photo?!

Credit: Royal Collection Trust

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I’m going to restart doing a in-depth count of Royal Engagements.

All meetings will be included in this count, however church services will not be included unless it’s easter / at Crathie Kirk in the summer. (Crathie Kirk will only be included once in the “official engagements”).

If anyone has any questions about royal engagements, feel free to ask!

I will also post the engagements here, with engagement count depending on who the attendee is.

There will also be an overall number for each working royal & an overall number for all the working royals together.

[vox-anglosphere]

Victoria

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Prince George & Princess Marina, The Duke and Duchess of Kent

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Candid photo of a very happy Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (later Duke of Edinburgh) and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (née Princess of Greece and Denmark) surrounded by friends, late 1930s(?) 🤍🥂

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

George Dawe (English, 1781-1829) Victoria, Duchess of Kent (1786-1861), 1818 Royal Collection Trust