This was never more evident than in the famous photograph he took of the Queen in naval cloak that shows her in wistful repose. But he also had a sympathetic eye for the mood of his sitters and could strip back the varnish and playfulness when required to reveal aspects of their personality.
The photographs show the Queen from teenage princess through to young mother and Queen, with some fabulous photographs of the 1953 coronation.Ĭecil Beaton brought a style and sophistication to his fashion photography that helped define the glamour of the twenties and thirties - and was an influence on later fashion photographers such as David Bailey. When he died in 1980, his collection was passed to his secretary Eileen Hose, who bequeathed them to the museum in 1987. Linked to the Diamond Jubilee celebrations taking place in the UK this year, the V & A museum in London is currently exhibiting a collection of portraits of the Queen taken by society photographer Cecil Beaton. Queen Becomes Subject in V & A Exhibition
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