Royal visits
(34) C.2060 - Two Kings and two Queens
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (34) C.2060 - Two Kings and two Queens |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546724 |
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| Description | From left to right: King George V, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary and King Albert I of Belgium. They are standing on a gravel path or driveway. Directly behind them a lawn slopes towards a row of trees. Both women are dressed in white and wearing hats. Queen Mary's hat is adorned with flowers. During World War I royal families played an important ambassadorial role, forging and sustaining good relations between nations. [Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - Two King's and two Queens [sic].'] |
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| Description | Photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. Royal visits were seen as an important way of boosting morale. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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