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Unofficial portraits: the royal family goes on Flickr

British Monarchy Flickr: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace on May 11, 1854
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace on May 11 1854 Photograph: Roger Fenton - The Royal Collection/Reuters
Flickr: Group of Grooms with the Pony, at The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
Group of grooms with Webster, the pony, at The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace in 1848 Photograph: The Royal Collection
Flickr: The Princess Royal and Princess Alice, Osborne, 1855, by Roger Fenton
The Princess Royal and Princess Alice at Osborne House in 1855 Photograph: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Chedworth Roman villa: Windsor Castle, the Round Tower, 1860, by Roger Fenton
Windsor Castle, the Round Tower, 1860, by Roger Fenton Photograph: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen
Flickr: Statue of George III, the Long Walk, Windsor, 1860, by Roger Fenton
Statue of George III, the Long Walk, Windsor, 1860, by Roger Fenton Photograph: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen
British Monarchy Flickr: The hand of Princess Elizabeth in a mounted and signed 1927 photo
Photograph from 1927 showing the hand of Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II Photograph: Marcus Adams-The Royal Collection /Reuters
Flickr: Princess Elizabeth (now The Queen) laughing, 5 July 1928
Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, laughing, 5 July 1928. This photograph is from the book Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer Photograph: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen
British Monarchy Flickr: The Duke and Duchess of York with Princess Elizabeth in 1929
The Duke and Duchess of York with Princess Elizabeth in 1929 Photograph: The Royal Collection/Reuters
Flickr: Princess Margaret of York wearing a bonnet, 22 June 1931
Princess Margaret of York wearing a bonnet, 22 June 1931. This photograph is from the book Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer Photograph: Marcus Adams/The Royal Collection
British Monarchy Flickr: The Queen delivering her Christmas Day message in 1953
The Queen delivering her Christmas Day message in 1953 from Wellington, New Zealand Photograph: PA
British Monarchy Flickr: The Duke of Edinburgh pushes Prince Charles and Princess Anne on a swing
The Queen looks on as the Duke of Edinburgh pushes Prince Charles and Princess Anne on a swing, in the grounds of Balmoral Photograph: PA/PA
British Monarchy Flickr: The Prince arrives at Hill House School, 1958
Prince Charles arrives at Hill House School, London in 1958 Photograph: PA
British Monarchy Flickr: Prince Andrew with The Queen and Prince Edward in 1964.
The Duke of York (then Prince Andrew, left) with the Queen and Prince Edward in 1964 Photograph: PA
British Monarchy Flickr: The Queen takes a photograph of The Duke of Edinburgh in Tuvalu in 1982
The Queen takes a photograph of the Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to Tuvalu in 1982 Photograph: PA
Chedworth Roman villa: Prince Philip at Gordonstoun
Prince Philip at Gordonstoun Photograph: All rights reserved
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