Queen of Spain, Victoria Eugenie Country Life Magazine Portrait November 23 1929

Queen of Spain, Victoria Eugenie Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, November 23 1929. LXVI No. 1714

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of H.M. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, who is visiting London.

• Identity: Queen Victoria Eugenie (1887–1969), often known as Queen Ena, Queen of Spain through her marriage to King Alfonso XIII.
• Royal Heritage: She was the daughter of Princess Beatrice, the youngest child of Queen Victoria, giving her strong ties to the British Royal Family.
• Visit to London: The portrait coincides with her visit to England, where she was staying with her mother, Princess Beatrice, reflecting her close connection to Britain.
• Public Role: In 1929, she remained an active royal figure in Spain, notably involved with the Spanish Red Cross and national events such as the Ibero-American Exposition in Seville.
• Historical Context: Just two years later, in 1931, the Spanish monarchy was overthrown, and Queen Victoria Eugenie went into exile with the royal family.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.