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The second portrait of the Queen on the banknotes of England “Phyllidia posed for Dad, sitting in a chair with a broom in one hand and a trash can in the other,” is how Reynolds Stone's youngest son d..

The first portrait on the Bank of England banknote“This is not the Queen we know”, “This is some kind of discount coupon, not a banknote” - similar criticism was met with the Bank of England's attempt..

Portrait on the banknotes of Mauritius. Italian artist Pietro Annigoni was in despair: work on the painting was going on hard, and he could not manage to "grasp" the character of the 28-year-old Queen..

The Bahamas are strongly associated with pirates and rum smuggling during the Prohibition era for many.At one time, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (the same abdicated King Edward VIII and his wife W...

The first official photo session of the new Queen was taken just twenty days after Her accession to the English throne. On February 26, 1952, Dorothy Wilding, the first female photographer at court, t..

Queen Elizabeth II has seen many changes during her 68-year reign. During this time, of course, the queen herself underwent changes.Almost her entire life path, from her ascension to the throne at the..