Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth Country Life Magazine Portrait July 30 1927

The Duke and Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 30 1927. LXII No. 1593

The featured frontispiece this week shows a portrait of T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York with their daughter, Princess Elizabeth.

• The Subjects: The Duke and Duchess of York—later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother—with their infant daughter, Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II.
• The Occasion: The portrait was taken on June 30, 1927, shortly after their return from a six-month Commonwealth tour of Australia and New Zealand.
• The Reunion: During their absence, Princess Elizabeth had been in the care of her grandparents, and this portrait captures the family reunited.

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.