Duchess of York and Princess Margaret Country Life Magazine Portrait November 1 1930

The Duchess of York and Princess Margaret Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, November 1 1930. LXVIII No. 1763

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of H.R.H. the Duchess of York with her infant daughter, Princess Margaret, published to mark her recent christening.

• The Subjects: The Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) holding her daughter Princess Margaret (1930–2002).
• The Occasion: The portrait commemorates Princess Margaret’s christening, which took place on October 30, 1930.
• Location: The ceremony was held in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace.
• Officiant: The baptism was conducted by Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Godparents: Her sponsors included the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and Lady Rose Leveson-Gower, among others.
• Royal Context: As the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Margaret’s birth and christening were widely celebrated events within both royal and public life.

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.