Sixth Gallery

Princess Louise

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) shown in the late 1860s with a pet dog. Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, Duke of Argyll in 1871. She was gifted artist, studying at art school and accepting commissions. Her statue of Queen Victoria stands outside Kensington Palace and she was also responsible for a monument in St. Paul's Cathedral to the dead of the Boer War. Louise was the only child of Queen Victoria to have no family of her own

© Charlotte Zeepvat/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

King George VI - Thanking British Children

A certificate from King George VI to the children of Great Britain on 8th June, 1946 - issued as a momento for sharing in the hardships and ultimate triumph during World War Two. The message concludes with the sentence:
"May these qualities (pride, courage, endurance and enterprise) be yours as you grow up and join in the common effort to establish among the nations of the world unity and peace."
The reverse of the certificate lists the principal events of the war and includes a space at the base for detailing the recipient's war contributions an the contibutions of his/her family.
1946

© Mary Evans Picture Library/Tom Gillmor

King George V, Queen Mary and their six children

The Crown and its Jewels'. British King George V, Queen Mary and their Children: Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII); Prince Albert (later King George VI); Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood; Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester; Prince George, Duke of Kent; Prince John. Published at the time of the coronation in 1911. Date: 1911

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection