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Variations on The Queen

The sun never set on this image: Annigoni’s portrait of 1954-55

This month is the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. We kick off the celebrations with the story of the royal portrait that has most deeply embedded itself in British consciousness and was adopted all over the Commonwealth.


Annigoni’s portrait made the cover of the Picture Post in 1955
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