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Painting of Queen Elizabeth by Anthony Devas

This painting which is certain to provoke discussion throughout the world will occupy a place of honour at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition which opens at Burlington House, London, on 3 May 1958. It is an almost revolutionary departure from all previous representations of the Queen; it turns away from fairy tale romanticism and presents to the viewer a Queen of impressive majesty. It shows her mature and self confident, no longer merely a beautiful young woman but now in every sense a sovereign and head of a great nation and Commonwealth. The features are characteristically Windsor, much like the Princess Royal, the Queen's aunt; her bearing vividly calls to mind the Royal dignity of the late Queen Mary, her grandmother. The Queen, in an iridescent sheath dress (she first wore it during a state visit to the United States in 1957) wears the blue sash of the Order of the Garter, a delicate tiara and, in a manner that might revive a fashion, she holds in her right hand a fan. The Queen sat for the painter at Buckingham Palace, posing on the one occasion for one and a half hours. The position her Majesty chosen was near a window overlooking the Mall; the passing scene, one of the pleasantest settings in London, never failed to hold her interest and cause lively comment. The painting was commissioned by the Honourable Artillery Company of which her Majesty is Captain General. The painter, Anthony Devas, ARA, RP, who is [?] 47, has been prominent among English portraitists for many years. Painting by Anthony Devas, please acknowledge

Agency: Camera Press London

Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip

Princess Anne when she was nearly 8 years old in June 1958, on the balcony of Buckingham Palaceafter the traditional ceremony of Trooping the Colour. Princess Anne wedding series: this is one of a series of photographs of Her Royal Highness Princess Anne issued for publication in connection with her forthcoming marriage to Captain Mark Phillips

Broadcast Date: September 1973

Agency: Central Press Photos

Drawing of the Queen on horseback

The Queen on Horseback at Windsor, drawing by Comte Xavier de Poret. After seeing some of the Comte de Poret's work, the Queen commissioned him to portray herself and the Royal children on horseback. Her Majesty posed in Windsor Great Park on her mare, Betsy, Prince Charles on his pony Greensleeves and Princess Anne on her pony William. To complete this work the artist stayed at Windsor for two weeks. The Comte de Poret, who was born in 1894, began drawing as a child. He came to specialise in pictures of birds and animals and continued to draw in spare moments, even during the 1914 - 1918 war in which he served in the French Dragoons and in the Cuirassiers a Pied. He is particularly fond of horses and is himself a keen huntsman. The Queen is seen bare headed, in riding habit and boots, on her horse Betsy which was a present from the Portuguese people to commemorate her visit to their country in 1957. Whilst the Queen herself gave the artist several sittings, a girl groom from the royal mews stood in for her to enable the Comte de Poret to complete the details

ITN Reference: 16/ELI/12

Agency: Camera Press London

Princess Margaret in the back of a car

Princess Margaret Returns to Town. Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret is shown in her car as she left Liverpool Street Station for Clarence House this morning. She was returning from vacation at Sandringham. Not [?] style and hat fashion

ITN Reference: 35/MAR/5

Agency: International News Photos

Photographer: Monte Fresco Junior

"Away!" Christmas greeting

Annual Christmas greeting from Robert Frost. 9,155 copies printed by The Spiral Press, New York. Includes wood engravings by Stefan Martin. This was one of the 660 copies printed with Frost's name as the sender. The poem was collected in "The Clearing" published 1962

Deposit relating to J'Ann Hart, St Mary's College student 1958 - 1960

Includes balck and white photographs of St Mary's College grounds including the lake and Fullwood Hostel

Also includes scanned images of St Mary's College 1st Hockey team; St Mary's College 1958 - 1960 year group; Ireton House students 1958 - 1959; informal student groups

Annotated on reverse. Photographers unknown

Hart, J'Ann

Prince Charles in school uniform

Prince Charming: Charles of Cheam! Cheam, Monday. A library picture of Prince Charles the day after the Queen named him as the Prince of Wales. The happy Prince, wearing his Cheam School cap, strides back to the Berkshire school after attending morning service in church

Broadcast Date: 24 November 1980

Agency: Press Association

Princess Margaret official portrait

This new portrait of Princess Margaret by Cecil Beaton, shows her in the drawing room of Clarence House, her London residence. The Princess is wearing a gown of cream tulle and gold lace. The necklace and earrings are turquoise. At her side is an Azalea plant

Broadcast Date: 18 April 1958

ITN Reference: 35/MAR/10

Agency: Associated Press

Photographer: Cecil Beaton

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