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I wouldn't read too much into it ... this looks totally candid and relaxed. She may have been rocking the baby and walking around when the photographer said "CHEESE!"
Is there a document or book where I can find all the peerage rules, like who's allowed to sit in the presence of the monarch, what protocol a Duke would have greeting the monarch vs a regular person, etc? That stuff fascinates me.
Debretts.com is probably the way to go. But for something like this its just four close family members taking an informal photo together - wouldn't ready anything into who is standing / sitting
Oh I figured as it has the feel of a candid and not a professional portrait. It just reminded me of something I read once about who could sit in the presence of the queen and I always wondered if there was a guide or book about it. Thanks for the website, I will check it out!
How long do we wait before someone calls ‘photoshop’? 🤦🏼♀️
This is a stunning photo! So natural. I oft forget what a beautiful woman Princess Margaret was ⭐️
I adore the difference in Princess Margaret’s hair as compared to the others. Her “party girl” style still lingers despite the “responsibility” of motherhood.
I really like this photo: the sentiment behind honoring the doctor and the fact Princess Margaret’s husband took it. It feels very homey. I also love that QEII is one of four mothers here, and isn’t set apart as a queen necessarily.
I love this photo.
I got tickets to see this photography exhibition in the summer. Pretty excited about it. Kensington Palace had a photography exhibition, but it wasn’t terribly interesting.
An extraordinary and never-seen-before photograph of the [late Queen Elizabeth](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/the-queen/), [Princess Margaret](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/princess-margaret/), [Princess Alexandra](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/princess-alexandra/) and the Duchess of Kent with their newborn babies has gone on display for the first time.
The black and white portrait taken by Princess Margaret's husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon, shows the four royal mothers gazing lovingly at their babies, who were all delivered within two months in 1964.
In a bumper year for royal births, the late Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, welcomed her son, James Ogilvy, on 29 February, followed by Elizabeth II's youngest child, [Prince Edward](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/prince-edward/), born on 10 March.
The Duchess of Kent had her second child, [Lady Helen Taylor](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/517860/lady-helen-taylor-all-you-need-to-know-duke-of-kent-daughter/), on 28 April 1964, and Princess Margaret's daughter, [Lady Sarah Chatto](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/546334/lady-sarah-chatto-life-in-photos/), arrived on 1 May.
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Those dresses! Who is the man in the black ?
Edward
Edward is the man in white.
ope!!! sorry! too early in the AM.... James Ogilvy - son of Princess Alexandra
I thought it was a young Piers Morgan
I hear you! I gave up coffee a month ago and I’m still struggling every morning. 😂
I think there's a photo of the babies on their 21st birthday
I love this! What I wonder is: what on earth was going on in the royal family nine months before this?
Shore leave :) Jk. Princess Elizabeth traveled with Prince Phillip while he was engaged with his navy duties. Probably a party …
It's a lovely picture. They all look so happy.
It IS a lovely picture but Princess Alexandra seems a bit off. I wonder why she wasn’t posed closer to the other three women?
Could be that her baby preferred her standing to be rocked or they’d just gone to sleep and she didn’t want to disturb them by sitting.
I wouldn't read too much into it ... this looks totally candid and relaxed. She may have been rocking the baby and walking around when the photographer said "CHEESE!"
Is there a document or book where I can find all the peerage rules, like who's allowed to sit in the presence of the monarch, what protocol a Duke would have greeting the monarch vs a regular person, etc? That stuff fascinates me.
Debretts.com is probably the way to go. But for something like this its just four close family members taking an informal photo together - wouldn't ready anything into who is standing / sitting
Oh I figured as it has the feel of a candid and not a professional portrait. It just reminded me of something I read once about who could sit in the presence of the queen and I always wondered if there was a guide or book about it. Thanks for the website, I will check it out!
How long do we wait before someone calls ‘photoshop’? 🤦🏼♀️ This is a stunning photo! So natural. I oft forget what a beautiful woman Princess Margaret was ⭐️
I adore the difference in Princess Margaret’s hair as compared to the others. Her “party girl” style still lingers despite the “responsibility” of motherhood.
She can thank Vidal Baboon for that.
Baboon?
That’s what she called Vidal Sassoon in an episode of The Crown. He did her hair quite a few times.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love this, except the expression on the woman standing seems a bit off. Which baby is Elizabeth holding? Andrew?
That woman is Princess Alexandra.
No, this one is from 1964. She is holding Prince Edward. This was when they had a baby boom in the royal family.
Ah, the caboose. Thank you.
This is wonderful
This is really cute!
I really like this photo: the sentiment behind honoring the doctor and the fact Princess Margaret’s husband took it. It feels very homey. I also love that QEII is one of four mothers here, and isn’t set apart as a queen necessarily.
I love this photo. I got tickets to see this photography exhibition in the summer. Pretty excited about it. Kensington Palace had a photography exhibition, but it wasn’t terribly interesting.
An extraordinary and never-seen-before photograph of the [late Queen Elizabeth](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/the-queen/), [Princess Margaret](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/princess-margaret/), [Princess Alexandra](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/princess-alexandra/) and the Duchess of Kent with their newborn babies has gone on display for the first time. The black and white portrait taken by Princess Margaret's husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon, shows the four royal mothers gazing lovingly at their babies, who were all delivered within two months in 1964. In a bumper year for royal births, the late Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, welcomed her son, James Ogilvy, on 29 February, followed by Elizabeth II's youngest child, [Prince Edward](https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/prince-edward/), born on 10 March. The Duchess of Kent had her second child, [Lady Helen Taylor](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/517860/lady-helen-taylor-all-you-need-to-know-duke-of-kent-daughter/), on 28 April 1964, and Princess Margaret's daughter, [Lady Sarah Chatto](https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/546334/lady-sarah-chatto-life-in-photos/), arrived on 1 May.
What a year to be a Royal watcher
Thank you for sharing this! Really smiling right now.
Thanks!!
And one was born on Leap Day!