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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton – in pictures

V&A Queen Portraits: Contact sheet of The Royal Family
A contact sheet for the royal family, taken at Buckingham Palace in October 1942 Photograph: V&A Images
V&A Queen Portraits: Princess Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace
Princess Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in March 1945 Photograph: V&A Images
V&A Queen Portraits: Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes
Queen Elizabeth II in coronation robes in June 1953 Photograph: V&A Images
V&A Queen Portraits: Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Andrew
Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Andrew in 1960 Photograph: V&A Images
V&A Queen Portraits: Queen Elizabeth II, 1968
The Queen in 1968 Photograph: V&A Images
V&A Queen Portraits: Cecil Beaton by Curtis Moffat
Cecil Beaton by Curtis Moffat, circa 1930 Photograph: V&A Images
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