Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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April 26
On This Day
On this day in 1923 Prince Albert Duke of York, later George VI married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey. Prince Albert met Elizabeth in April 1920 for the first time since childhood. She the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He became determined to marry her but she rejected his proposals twice. In the words of Lady Elizabeth's mother, Albert would be "made or marred" by his choice of wife. After a protracted courtship, Elizabeth finally agreed to marry him.
GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of England) & ELIZABETH (1900-2002, Queen of Great Britain)
Excellent presentation photo by Vandyk, signed by both and dated showing the Royal couple three quarters length, the Duke is wearing dress uniform, the Duchess is wearing a marvellous beaded dress, 8” x 6” in original silver presentation frame with their crest at the head, 10½” x 7”, no place, 1927, some soiling on the edges of the photo not visible as under the frame
26423
PRESENTATION SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
[GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of Great Britain)}
Fine silver cigarette case with an elegantly machined decoration on the front and an engraved inscription inside “P. Seaton from Albert Xmas 1925”, his name has been engraved from his signature, Christmas 1925
37824
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