Edward Prince of Wales Country Life Magazine Portrait October 24 1925

Edward Prince of Wales Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, October 24 1925. LVIII No. 1503

The featured frontispiece is a portrait of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales in South Africa.

• The Subject: The Prince of Wales referred to is Prince Edward, later King Edward VIII and subsequently the Duke of Windsor. He undertook a three-month tour from April 30 to July 29, 1925.
• The Event: The “early morning ride” depicted was part of his visit to Grootfontein, South Africa, during the 1925 tour.

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.