Queen Elizabeth Sapphire Jubilee Portrait

Queen elizabeth ii is now the first british monarch in history to have reigned for 65 years.

Queen elizabeth sapphire jubilee portrait. A david bailey portrait of the queen has been re issued to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the monarch s accession to the throne. Ap queen elizabeth ii has hit many milestones in her life and became the world s longest reigning monarch in 2016 after the demise of thai king bhumibol adulyadej. The photograph shows the head of state wearing a suite of queen. Cecil beaton s official coronation portrait of queen elizabeth taken june 2 1954 is currently on view at the royal collection.

The sapphire jubilee featured blue stamps from the royal mail commemorative coins from the royal mint and a reissue of an official 2014 portrait of queen elizabeth ii by david bailey. To mark the historic occasion of her sapphire jubilee a portrait of her majesty wearing sapphire jewellery was released. The coin depicts the exclusive pobjoy designed queen s effigy facing right on the obverse and left on the reverse. To mark her latest milestone a poignant photograph of her wearing a.

In this official portrait the queen wears sapphire jewellery which she received as a wedding present from her father. Happy sapphire jubilee to queen elizabeth ii who became queen on this day in 1952 upon the death of her father king george vi. Queen elizabeth ii celebrates her sapphire jubilee with a stunning portrait for such a sparkling record the best way to celebrate is with a breathtaking portrait and some dazzling jewels. Image copyright david bailey 2017 image caption the queen has become the first british monarch to reach their sapphire jubilee in the portrait the queen who is now 90 wears a necklace made of.

Queen elizabeth ii is unique in that she is the first ever british monarch to have a reign long enough to achieve a sapphire jubilee. In 1963 the queen commissioned a matching tiara and bracelet to the exquisite set. In honour of her sapphire jubilee we will take a look at all of the queen s sapphires. The queen will mark the day privately as she tends to remember the loss of her father rather celebrate than her own accession.

Although the image appears at first glance to be set in westminster abbey the photographer actually employed a theatrical backdrop for the photo which was taken in a drawing room at buckingham palace. It s the same suite of jewellery given to her by her father king george vi as a wedding gift in 1947. The queen today marks her sapphire jubilee as she becomes the first british monarch in history to have reigned for 65 years.