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May 8, 1951: King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark are welcomed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Victoria station at the start of their 4-day state visit to Britain. // British Pathé

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Happy 101st Anniversary to Bertie & Elizabeth

The Duke & Duchess of York on their wedding day, April 26, 1923.

The young royals had no idea that 13 years later they would become King George VI & Queen Elizabeth.

Prince Albert's gift to Elizabeth's bridesmaids was an exquisitely carved crystal brooch of the white Rose of York with the couple's monogram (E A) and the ducal crown in diamonds. I really love how modern the style of the cypher is! Very reflective of the Deco period.

If you look carefully at the wedding portrait, you can see the bridesmaids wearing the brooch. It's a lovely small size; not too much!

Just Married!!

Throwing this one in for fun 'coz you can tell they are smiling even from behind. :)

The newly married Duke & Duchess of York leaving Buckingham Palace for their honeymoon. The Duke is getting pelted with confetti by his brothers.

Theirs is such a beautiful love story. ❤️💍❤️ 

RCT, thebeaumondecollection,

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The Duke of York (later King George VI), Lord Birkenhead, the Lord Chancellor, and F M B Fisher. c. 1930s.

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Second cousins King George VI and Alice of Battenberg, taken from "Elizabeth II: The Unseen Queen".

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King George VI visits Sherborne School in Dorset in recognition of its 400th anniversary. The King is pictured with the school’s headmaster, Alexander Ross Wallace. // June 1, 1950

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The day the Yorks returned from Australia and were reunited with their daughter. Smiles all around!

Rare photo where all the royals are smiling :)

People in the photo: the future King George VI, his wife Elizabeth, their firstborn and future Queen Elizabeth II, King George V and Queen Mary, who is holding an umbrella

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“Bertie’s delight is touching.”

— Queen Mary on the birth of her granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born on April 21, 1926

Happy heavenly birthday to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. 💕

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit volunteer agricultural workers in Berkshire, July 1944.

"The girls were wearing trousers rolled to the knee. ‘Nearly everyone seems to prefer trousers nowadays,’ said the King." // x

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1943, photographed by Cecil Beaton.

Inspiration for the day...

Such a beautiful portrait of Bertie & Elizabeth. Even though it is a posed photo, they just look so comfortable holding onto each other; you can sense the strength of their togetherness. And can we just take a moment to appreciate Bertie's perfect uniform and regal natural elegance?

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It will in no way detract, I am sure, from the prestige of my brother, the King, when I say that when we were young I could always manage him. That is, after all, the established prerogative of older brothers. Moreover, through long observation and experimentation, we knew exactly how to make each other angry.

The Duke of Windsor - A King’s Story (1951)

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Always fun to see our handsome Bertie in color. 😍

THE ROYAL FAMILY in Mafeking (now Mahikeng) South Africa, 1947 // IWM

The amateur footage shows them meeting local dignitaries at an outdoor event; they then meet veterans of both world wars before heading back to their cars. [no sound]

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth travel in a motorcade during their visit to New York. With them are New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and Governor Herbert H. Lehman // June 10, 1939

For reasons of safety and speed, the Royal procession bypassed Broadway and instead took a more ‘open’ route on the way to the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows:

They seemed to know a great deal about the layout of the city, and they asked many questions about it. I don’t know whether it is just my own disappointment about not being able to take them up Fifth Avenue and Broadway, but I gathered that they would have preferred that route. As we drove up the West Side Highway both the King and Queen asked several times how far we were from Broadway, and how far from Fifth Avenue. They were very much interested in Broadway.

At one point in Queens there was a section that did not seem to be covered well, and a large crowd of people surged downhill to fill it up. One of our motorcycle policemen swung over to keep them in bounds, and the King remarked, as if voicing his thoughts:

‘Don’t worry - the crowd always takes care of itself.’

Fiorello La Guardia // quoted in Voyage of State by G. Gordon Young (1939)

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Mary with all six of her children; David, Bertie, Mary, Henry, George, and Johnny.

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KING GEORGE VI photographed by HORACE GILCHRIST, November 1951

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Bertie and Elizabeth as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.