Queen photo display marks Jubilee

Nov 15 2012

Sixty photographs of the Queen are going on display in an exhibition celebrating her Diamond Jubilee.

Work from press photographers of the past six decades comprises the collection at The Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

The Queen is captured in a variety of roles, from relaxed family gatherings to official occasions such as her coronation ceremony.

One image included in the display is a photograph selected by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for their personal Christmas card in 1955. It shows the royal couple sitting in the gardens of Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne, accompanied by two corgis.

Animals also make appearances in the exhibition, with the Queen pictured alongside many of her dogs as well as on horseback.

More intimate family occasions include a photo of a summer cruise in the Western Isles on board HMY Britannia in 1985 with her surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Trips overseas are documented, with colourful photographs on show of visits to Mexico in 1975, to the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu in 1982 and India in 1983.

A black-and-white image of the Queen and President John F Kennedy taken at Buckingham Palace in 1961 is also included.

The exhibition covers many of the Queen's official roles, with images showing her at the State Opening of Parliament and leading the nation on Remembrance Day.

Opening on Friday, The Queen: 60 Photographs for 60 Years, will be on show to the public until February.