The excellent e-book of photographs commemorates the monarch’s iconic six-decade reign.
His desirable life and his former role at the head of the British throne are the subject of Taschen’s most recent e-book, rightly titled His Majesty. A “definitive photographic collection” of the queen’s public and personal life, the e-book magnificently captures some of her peak moments as beloved monarch of Great Britain.
Steeped in history, culture and glamor, Her Majesty features some of the Queen’s most photographed iconic moments, 4 of which BAZAAR. com can exclusively highlight (see below). in a gorgeous tulle gown and sparkly tiara to commemorate her 1955 in Nigeria.
In another, one then Princess Elizabeth is photographed on Horse Guards as she first takes the salute at the annual Trooping the Color celebration, of which she colonel, in 1951.
Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth has met more than her fair percentage of prominent people, adding Old Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe. When the actress in England filmed The Prince and the Chorus with Sir Laurence Olivier, Monroe was one of the visitors to meet the Queen at the London premiere of The Battle of the Silver River in 1956.
Her Majesty also includes the Queen in quieter settings, adding to share a smile with the camera of Buckingham Palace, a photo taken through her cousin and photographer the Earl of Lichfield. In the picture, the Queen wears George IV’s diamond tiara and takes a moment at the Irish State Coach before heading to Westminster Palace in 1971.
Not only a sample of real history and tradition, but also a collection of top-notch old photographs, the new name features paintings by prominent photographers such as Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz, David Bailey, Dorothy Wilding, etc. have now.