Royal Wives in the 20th Century

Princess Marina and her daughter Princess Alexandra photographed by Tom Blau, 1950

Royal Wives in the 20th Century

Royal Wives in the 20th Century was an exhibition I curated for The Ivy Club, on display in an innovative, purpose-built installation space created especially for this show. Featuring vintage and contemporary images from the Camera Press archive, it offered a fascinating insight into the women who have shaped the face of the modern British monarchy over the past century.

All images are © Camera Press and the photographers/estates credited.

Princess Elizabeth photographed in Clarence House in July 1951. © Camera Press / Yousuf Karsh 
Princess Elizabeth photographed in Clarence House in July 1951. © Camera Press / Yousuf Karsh 
The official wedding portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, taken inside Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947. © Camera Press / Baron
The official wedding portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, taken inside Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947. © Camera Press / Baron
Princess Michael of Kent with her son, Lord Frederick Windsor, at Kensington Palace in 1980 © Camera Press / Anthony Crickmay / V&A Images
Princess Michael of Kent with her son, Lord Frederick Windsor, at Kensington Palace in 1980 © Camera Press / Anthony Crickmay / V&A Images
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent pictured at their wedding ball in Vienna on June 30th 1978. © Camera Press / Dmitri Kasterine
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent pictured at their wedding ball in Vienna on June 30th 1978. © Camera Press / Dmitri Kasterine
The Duchess of Kent pictured on her wedding day which took place in Hovinham Hall, Yorkshire. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
The Duchess of Kent pictured on her wedding day which took place in Hovinham Hall, Yorkshire. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
The Duke and Duchess of Kent in the study at Coppins, their country home at Iver in Buckinghamshire, 1967. © Camera Press / Dorothy Wilding
The Duke and Duchess of Kent in the study at Coppins, their country home at Iver in Buckinghamshire, 1967. © Camera Press / Dorothy Wilding
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, 1938. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, 1938. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
The Duchess of Windsor pictured with one of her pugs in the library of her Paris home, 1959. © Camera Press / Maurice Tabard
The Duchess of Windsor pictured with one of her pugs in the library of her Paris home, 1959. © Camera Press / Maurice Tabard
HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1937. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, 1937. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent pictured with HRH The Duke of Kent. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent pictured with HRH The Duke of Kent. © Camera Press / Cecil Beaton / V&A Images
HRH Princess Alexandra, daughter of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent, pictured in 1953 © Camera Press / Dorothy Wilding
HRH Princess Alexandra, daughter of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Kent, pictured in 1953 © Camera Press / Dorothy Wilding
HRH Princess Alexandra pictured aged 21 in 1957 in the grounds of Kensington Palace, London. 1967. © Camera Press / Snowdon
HRH Princess Alexandra pictured aged 21 in 1957 in the grounds of Kensington Palace, London. 1967. © Camera Press / Snowdon
Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret with their children Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Armstrong at Kensington Palace. 1971. © Camera Press / Tom Murray
Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret with their children Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Armstrong at Kensington Palace. 1971. © Camera Press / Tom Murray
HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, 1967 © Camera Press / Snowdon
HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, 1967 © Camera Press / Snowdon
Princess Anne the Princess Royal at 19. © Camera Press / Snowdon
Princess Anne the Princess Royal at 19. © Camera Press / Snowdon
HRH Princess Anne, riding for charity for Blue Peter, 1975 © Camera Press / Joan Williams
HRH Princess Anne, riding for charity for Blue Peter, 1975 © Camera Press / Joan Williams
HRH Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales pictured in 1986. © Camera Press / Terence Donovan Archive
HRH Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales pictured in 1986. © Camera Press / Terence Donovan Archive
HRH Princess Diana pictured with her sons, HRH Prince William and HRH Prince Harry, in 1994. © Camera Press / John Swannell
HRH Princess Diana pictured with her sons, HRH Prince William and HRH Prince Harry, in 1994. © Camera Press / John Swannell
Princess Elizabeth (later HM Queen Elizabeth II), aged two, with her mother the Duchess of York (later HM The Queen Mother) in 1928. © Camera Press / Marcus Adams
Princess Elizabeth (later HM Queen Elizabeth II), aged two, with her mother the Duchess of York (later HM The Queen Mother) in 1928. © Camera Press / Marcus Adams
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later HM The Queen Mother, in an official wedding photograph from April 1923. © Camera Press / Bassano
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later HM The Queen Mother, in an official wedding photograph from April 1923. © Camera Press / Bassano
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