Bowes Collection

Duchess of York (Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother) De Laszlo
Portrait by Philip de Laszlo of the Duchess of York (1900-2002), formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Gilmonby Hall, Bowes, County Durham
Gilmonby Hall, Bowes, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. Date: 1916

Duke of York - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Engagement Photo
January 1923 -The official Engagement photograph of the Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) and his fiancee Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother - 1900-2002)

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marries Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (then the Queen Mother) pictured together on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

George VI Weds Elizabeth
The wedding day of George VI (when Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, with the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, and George V and Queen Mary. Date: 26 April 1923

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and then Queen Mother (to Queen Elizabeth II). Wife of King George VI. Pictured at the age of seven

Countess Strathmore
Mary Eleanor Bowes, countess of STRATHMORE the unfortunate

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948
King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured on the terrace in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in one of a series of pictures to mark their silver

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). Date: circa 1920

Duke and Duchess of York on honeymoon
The Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) pictured together during their honeymoon in 1923. Date: 1923

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons wedding shoes
Close up photograph showing the elegant, embroidered T-bar shoes worn by Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon for her wedding to Prince Albert, Duke of York on 26 April 1923. Date: 1923

Royal Wedding 1923 - Strathmore family tree
Page from The Sphere showing the joint descent of Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon who married at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

1937 Coronation: the Royal Family in their robes
King George VI with his wife and daughters Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in their coronation robes. Date: 1937

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons marries Albert, Duke of York
Wedding group photograph on the occasion of the marriage of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons (later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother) to Albert, Duke of York on 26th April

Bowes Bridge Railway Engine Shed, Tanfield Railway, Stanley, Durham, England. Date: 1920s

Marriage of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1923
Marriage of Duke of York (later George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey, London. Archbishop of Canterbury performing the ceremony the King and Queen standing behind

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyonweds Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, pictured together at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert of York (the future King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923

Queen Mother visiting London evacuees at Horsted Keynes, 1939
The Queen Mother(1900-2002) with evacuated children from Battersea. A little four year old girl called Shirely here is playing " mothers"

Sir Philip Broke - 2
SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE BROKE British naval commander Date: 1776 - 1841

The King with the English cricket team
King George V, accompanied by Lord Cromer, President of the M.C.C and Mr. R.E.S Wyatt, the captain, shakes hands with the English cricke players at Lord s. Left to right are:- Mr. C.F Walters, H

The Hon. Mrs Bowes-Lyon and her children
Mrs Bowes-Lyon, formerly Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, Lord Clintons younger daughter and wife of John Bowes-Lyon, Lord Strathmore younger son and brother to Queen Elizabeth

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her wedding day
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, then Queen Elizabeth, then Queen Mother, pictured leaving her parents house in Bruton Street

Prince Albert and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Marriage Certificate
The Marriage Certificate for the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth)

Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
An interesting group portrait taken at the Hertfordshire home of the Earl of Strathmore in 1920: (left) Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) (1900-2002)

Front cover of The Sketch featuring King George VI (1895 - 1952), with his wife and consort, Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002), and one of their pet dog Corgis. Date: 1941

The Wedding of The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI)
The Wedding of The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - herself later The Queen Mother)

Page from The Sphere showing the newly married Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh setting off from Buckingham Palace in a landau carriage for Waterloo Station from where they would depart

Page from The Sphere featuring photographs of the best man, bridesmaids and page boys at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947

Mailomat coin-operated mailbox, USA, for people who have letters to post but no stamps, made by Pitney-Bowes. Date: 1940s

Betrothal of Duke of York later King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (The Queen Mother) at Glamis Castle

Advertisement for the 10ft high royal wedding of the Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, placed by McVitie and Price of Edinburgh, who strangely, call themselves biscuit makers

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau, housing a permanent collection of art, furniture and ceramics. Date: opened 1892

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Portrait of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Photo: Claude Harris Date: circa 1922

Wedding of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth consort), on their wedding day at Westminster Abbey, London

Lady Rose Bowes-Lyon
Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville, GCVO (n饠 Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon, 6 May 1890 17 November 1967), the third daughter of 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne by his wife

Queen Elizabeth, 1942
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 -2002), wife and consort of King George VI photographed in 1942 at Buckingham Palace. Date: 1942

Mrs. John Bowes Lyon
Fenella Bowes Lyon(1917-1980), second daughter of Lord and Lady Clinton, pictured shortly after her marriage to John Bowes Lyon

A miniature of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
A miniature of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon by Mabel Hankey in a finely wrought frame of gold and silver, a wedding gift to Prince Albert, Duke of York from his future mother-in-law, Lady Strathmore

Royal Wedding 1923 - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, pictured in a fancy dress costume at the age of six

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and family
An informal group taken at Glamis Castle, the home of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Duchess of York and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Bride by Frederick Parker
Illustration showing a crowd of onlookers, desperate for a glimpse of the bride at the royal wedding of 1923 between the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Royal bridesmaid - Hon. Diamond Hardinge
Diamond Evelyn Violet Hardinge (1900 - 1927), daughter of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, married name Abercromby

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon with her parents
Lady Elizabeth Angela Margeurite Bowes-Lyon (1900 -2002), Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, pictured with her parents the Earl

Princess Margaret arrives in Westminster Abbey (Coronation)
The sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, enters the Coronation Theatre in Westminster Abbey. Her train is carried by Miss Iris Peake, and she is followed by her page

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marries Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, pictured together at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 26th April 1923

Royal wedding, 1923 - ceremony in the Abbey
The wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 for the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth)

Royal wedding, 1923 - bridal gown & bridesmaid dress
The bridal gown of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon for her marriage to Prince Albert, Duke of York on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey, designed by Madame Handley Seymour in a medieval style

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