Description
Group portrait of the Royal party and naval officers aboard the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Renown, during a Royal tour that took in Australia, New Zealand and several other countries. The photograph is inscribed 'Albert and Elizabeth, 1927'. Identified left to right (back row): unidentified naval captain; unidentified army officer; unidentified naval lieutenant commander; three unidentified army officers; unidentified naval commander. Front row: unidentified, probably a lady in waiting; His Royal Highness Albert George, the Duke of York, wearing a naval captain's uniform (the Duke served in the Royal Navy during the First World War); Her Royal Highness Elizabeth, Duchess of York; unidentified, possibly a lady in waiting or the wife of one of the officers. The Army officers would have been aides to the Duke.
Details
Accession Number
P03717.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Framed photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Credit Line
Donor Lady Rosemary Derham
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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