Someone said: “a picture is worth a thousand words”. This month as we remember her majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of New Zealand we simply offer these images as a reminder of a life so very well lead by our most noble kuia. Rest in peace.
The Duke and Duchess of York, holding Princess Elizabeth at her christening in May 1926.
The Princess was known as ‘Lilibet’ by her close family.
The Queen had a love of corgis from a young age, and owned over 30 during her reign.
The teenage princess in her Women’s Land Army uniform, demonstrating that the royal family did their bit during the Second World War.
Princess Elizabeth explains to the Queen what she has done to the car engine. April, 1945.
The princess and her father, King George VI, in 1946.
An official photo of the royal wedding on November 20, 1947.
Charles, left, was followed by Princess Anne in 1950
Elizabeth was officially crowned Queen on June 2, 1953.
On tour in Aotearoa New Zealand.
An informal portrait of the royals, plus corgis, at Balmoral in September 1960. Prince Andrew had been born about seven months earlier.
A mountain of flowers built up outside Buckingham Palace in the days after Diana’s death.
Prince Charles married his childhood sweetheart Camilla Parker-Bowles at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2005.
Prince William married Kate Middleton in April 2011.
The poignant image of the Queen seated alone at the funeral of Prince Philip on April 17, 2021.
One of the last photos of the Queen, taken in the drawing room at Balmoral before receiving Liz Truss to invite her to become the UK Prime Minister.