Postcards from the V&A Museum: A Diamond Jubilee Exhibition

Queen Elizabeth on her Coronation Day photographed by Cecil Beaton.


To commemorate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the V&A Museum exhibition displayed portraits  by Cecil Beaton of the Royal Family during his lifetime. Cecil Beaton was born in 14 January 1904 and died in 18 January 1980. The 1950s was more of an exclusive world unlike from now where everything is multi-media, with many photographers, magazines, tabloids, TV Shows etc. To become a favourite photographer of the Royal Family during the 1950s meant, having exclusive photos of the Royal Family in both their private and public life. Lucky for British Photographer, Cecil Beaton, was the favourite photographer of the late Queen Mother, which allowed him instant and exclusive access to the private and more guarded life of the Royal Family. Cecil Beaton was the official photographer during Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in June 1953. I am sharing here some of the postcards that I bought from the V&A about the exhibition. It showcased when Princess Elizabeth was a young Colonel of the Grenadier Guards to become a Crown Princess, a wife, a mother and then Queen.


I admire The Queen for her lifelong commitment to duty and service to her country. She has definitely lived a long and valuable life with lots of memories of  world history in both the 20th and 21st Century. The Queen has served the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the World with her honest and dedicated service. She has outlived other politicians both the great and the despotic ones. Long live the Queen! May God Save the Queen!

The Royal Family: King George, Queen Elizabeth(The Queen Mother), Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.

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Weekend in London

View of the London Eye, London Cab and full bloom tulips from The Mall.

Rain or shine, London is beautiful! I was there last weekend, enjoying the April spring weather of rain, rain and rain and some sunshine. That is London weather for April. Who knows what the weather will be in May? Anyhow, London's sights are still standing and beautiful, it never fails to captivate. London is the city to visit this Spring and Summer for their numerous major events. This coming June will be the celebration of the Queen's Jubilee-60 years on the throne and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the end of July 2012 for two weeks. London is getting ready for all of these events with some road constructions and the people getting excited for the coming events. During my trip there, London was definitely busy with events, last Saturday was the 86th birthday of The Queen, Trafalgar Square also had the celebration for St. George's Day then last Sunday was the world renowned London Marathon. Last weekend was also the last presentation of  Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton's photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, Hello from London, I had a busy itinerary but definitely enjoyed this beautiful city of London.


View of Big Ben from The Mall and St. James Park.

The Mall.

The changing weather in London is evident here at the Victoria Memorial. Sunny then gray cloudy skies then rain.

Buckingham Palace and the Changing of the Guards.

Beautiful and colourful full blooming tulips at The Mall.

Victoria and Albert Museum.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) presented the Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration.  I enjoyed the exhibit as it presented Queen Elizabeth with her parents, sister, then her marriage to Prince Philip, her Coronation and informal pictures with her children, all photographed by Cecil Beaton.

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