{"product_id":"king-george-v-and-queen-mary-country-life-magazine-portrait-april-26-1926","title":"King George V and Queen Mary Country Life Magazine Portrait April 26 1926","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing George V and Queen Mary at Royal Ascot Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, April 17 1926. LIX No. 1528\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week shows \u003cstrong\u003eKing George V\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Mary\u003c\/strong\u003e arriving at Royal Ascot during the traditional carriage procession. King George V, who reigned from 1910 to 1936, was the reigning monarch at the time, with Queen Mary as his consort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMonarchs:\u003c\/strong\u003e King George V and Queen Mary were the central figures of the British monarchy during the 1920s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarriage Tradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The royal carriage procession at Ascot is a long-standing tradition, initiated by King George IV in 1825.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e The year 1926 also saw the birth of \u003cstrong\u003ePrincess Elizabeth of York\u003c\/strong\u003e, later Queen Elizabeth II, though she was an infant at the time and not present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52226338717989,"sku":"CL-2925","price":12900.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/King-George-V-Queen-Mary-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1926.jpg?v=1776380992","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-jp\/products\/king-george-v-and-queen-mary-country-life-magazine-portrait-april-26-1926","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}