Bowes Collection (page 2)

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

Royal wedding, 1923 - Duke & Duchess of York return from Abb
A smiling Duchess of York (formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and then Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) returning back to Buckingham Palace after her marriage to Prince Albert

The Graphic Royal Wedding Number 1923
Front cover of The Graphic magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923

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

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon & the Earl of Strathmore
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later the Queen Mother) and her father, the Earl of Strathmore. Date: C.1920

Queen Mother in 1942
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured in 1942 arranging a vase of daffodils in Buckingham Palace. Date: 1942

Royal Wedding 1923 - Through Wisdoms Eyes
Interesting montage picture from The Bystander Royal Wedding Number of 1923 featuring the Duke of York, and his chosen bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in the eyes of an owl

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Ray of Sunshine
Illustration in a Bystander issue celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 showing the happy couple bathed in a ray

The Sphere Royal Marriage Number front cover
Front cover of The Sphere magazine special Royal Wedding Number celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Royal Wedding 1923 - the bridal gown
Photographs of the bridal gown and bridesmaids dress worn at the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

The Sphere Royal Marriage Number 1923- wedding ceremony
Scene in Westminster Abbey at the moment Prince Albert, Duke of York took his bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons hand and plighted his troth in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury

The Sketch front cover - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the bride of Prince Albert, Duke of York, shown in profile contemplating a china figurine

Guests at the Royal Wedding
A spread from The Sketch magazine with photographs depicting some of the guests attending the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon shows Duke of York around Glamis

H. R. H Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - The Duchess of York
H.R.H Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (19002002, - pictured here when Duchess of York. The Queen consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom)

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Miss Anne Bowes-Lyon
Anne Bowes-Lyon, eldest daughter of the Mrs John Bowes-Lyon and the niece of Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI, later the Queen Mother

Wedding of The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI; 1895-1952) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; 1900-2002) on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as a bridesmaid
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as a bridesmaid at the wedding of her future sister-in-law, Princess Mary, the Princess Royal to the Earl of Harewood in 1922. Date: 1923

Duke and Duchess of York on their wedding day
Colour tinted photograph of the marriage of Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

The Christening of Princess Elizabeth in 1926
Official photograph of baby Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) with her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) at Buckingham Palace on 19th May

Dotheboys Hall school, Bowes, Yorkshire, associated with the Dickens character Wackford Squeers, who (in " Nicholas Nickleby" ) took in unwanted boys and mistreated them

Tatler cover - Victorious England cricketers
England cricketers of 1933 featured on the cover of The Tatler at the time of a tour in Australia where they played five test matches and won the Ashes four matches to one

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon cheered at McVitie and Price
Front cover of The Sphere featuring a photograph of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, being cheered by employees during a visit to the works of Messrs

East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of John Bowes
East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of the John Bowes screw steamer into the Collier Dock. Date: 1852

Duke and Duchess of York
The Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, three years after their marriage. Date: 1926

Church of St James The Great, Friern Barnet, London
Church of St James The Great, Friern Barnet, Enfield, near Bowes Park, County of London, England. Date: 1900s

Dotheboys Hall, Bowes, County Durham
Dotheboys Hall, Bowes, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. Date: 1910s

Queen Elizabeth consort 1950
Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI (1900 - 2002), in the Blue Room of Buckingham Palace, wearing a beautiful gown on her birthday. Date: 4 August 1950

Viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Spectators clambering up a lamp post near Westminster Bridge in order to gain a better view of the passing procession following the wedding of Prince Albert

Nurses viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Nurses climbing up a tree in the Mall in a bid to have a view of the passing procession following the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York

The Duke & Duchess of York & royal residences
A portrait of the Duke and Duchess of York, the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) surrounded by their coat of arms and three residences of significance - Glamis Castle

Wedding of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Scene inside Westminster Abbey showing the royal wedding of 1923, with Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) stood at the altar with his bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Chelsea Flower Show in 1955, inspecting a rock garden feature that has taken her attention. She is conducted around the show by her maternal uncle, the Hon

Front-cover of The Sketch- The Duchess of York
Portrait for The Duchess of York on the occasion of the birth of her first child, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1926

The Duchess of York, pictured with a labrador sitting on a chair. The caption below announces the birth of the Duchess of Yorks first child, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1926

Preparations for the Royal Wedding
Stands being erected in preparation for the wedding of the Duke of York (King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on April 26 1923 at Westminster Abbey

Unity between British Royalty and the French Goverment
Patriotic Postcard produced for the charitable benefit of Young soldiers and French charitable Institutions - depicts the King and Queen of England (King George VI (1895-1952)

Princess Margaret and her Mother The Duchess of York 1930
Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002) as a baby with her mother The Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth consort. Date: 1930

1937 Royal Naval Review
Newly crowned King George VI reviews his navy, accompanied by his wife Queen Elizabeth(later the Queen Mother), and their daughter Princess Elizabeth(later Queen Elizabeth II)

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York
Portrait, specially painted for The Sketch by John St. Helier Lander of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon who married Prince Albert, Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on 26 April, 1923

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - Silver Wedding
King George VI (1895 - 1952) with his wife and consort, Queen Elizabeth outside Buckingham Palace at the time of their Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1948. Date: 1948

Royal Wedding 1923 - ILN cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring a four year old Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, with her younger brother David

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Wing Commander by Elcock
Symbolic illustration by Howard K. Elcock celebrating the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

Royal Wedding 1923 - some of the presents
A page showing a selection of the gifts presented to the Duke and Duchess of York on the occasion of their marriage on 29 April 1923

Royal visit to Washington, 1939
The visit of King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, to Washington D.C. The procession from Union Station to the White House

Royal Wedding 1923 - the altar at the Abbey
The scene of the Duke of Yorks wedding to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923; the altar of Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey had not been used as a venue for royal weddings for 650 years

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Duchess of York, then Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002), portrayed by John St

Bystander Royal Wedding Number - Duchess of York
Lady Elizabeth Angela Margeurite Bowes-Lyon (1900 - 2002), Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, specially drawn for The Bystander Wedding Number by Alan Stern in her bridal veil

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