Queen Elizabeth II
posed with her three heirs
in the official photographs
released to mark Prince George's christening.
posed with her three heirs
in the official photographs
released to mark Prince George's christening.
ACCORDING TO BRITAIN'S TELEGRAPH :
They are images which project Britain's past, present and future, and their message is clear:
the monarchy is here to stay," the paper said.
The photosare taken by Jason Bell, whose work hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.
Prince George's mother, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is a patron.
Historic moment captured...
Though it was a private ceremony, Prince George’s christening creates a historic moment as the occasion see the first official photographs of the Queen and all three future monarchs, a picture not seen for over a century.
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge is third-in-line to the British throne after his grandfather, Prince Charles,
and his father, Prince William.
and his father, Prince William.
The last time three direct heirs were pictured with the monarch was during the reign of Queen Victoria in 1894.
It an echoes from the future Edward VIII's christening,
showing him with his father, grandfather and great grandmother
- George V, Edward VII and Queen Victoria.
It an echoes from the future Edward VIII's christening,
showing him with his father, grandfather and great grandmother
- George V, Edward VII and Queen Victoria.
The pictures were taken by Jason Bell.
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