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An Important Archive of Photographs by Cecil Beaton
Lot 158AR,Ω

Cecil Beaton
(British, 1904-1980)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

28 November – 16 December 2024, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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Cecil Beaton (British, 1904-1980)

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1960
Seated, on the occasion of Princess Margaret's wedding to Anthony Armstrong Jones, 1960, gelatin silver print, possibly printed later, with photographer's ink-stamp credit to reverse
50 x 38cm (19 11/16 x 14 15/16in)

Footnotes

The wedding of Princess Margaret to Antony Armstrong-Jones was the last time that guests wore full-to-the floor day clothes at such an event. Here, Queen Elizabeth II is photographed at Buckingham Palace before the wedding. This was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television and had an estimated 300 million global viewers.

Another example is held at the National Portrait Gallery, NPG x29865.

With thanks to Hugo Vickers in the preparation of this footnote.

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