![]() ![]() The last section is dedicated to Beaton himself: after all the earlier posing, you get the impression of a rather flirty, fun figure who became a real master of his art. Interspersed with the images are diary entries and letters to add a little bit of flavour to the show. ![]() It’s a small show of about 100 pictures, split into five sections, examining photos of the Queen as a teenager during her coronation in various snuggly poses with her kids and finally looking rather regal and imposing in the late 1960s. And this morning, we had a sneak preview of the V&A’s forthcoming show, Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration. As well as a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London at one o’clock, the BBC’s new series The Diamond Queen starts tonight on BBC1. It was on this day that King George VI died in his sleep so it was 60 years today that Liz acceded to the throne. ![]()
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