Princess Elizabeth in her schoolroom 1940
Gelatin silver print | 16.6 x 21.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2002159
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Photograph of Princess Elizabeth (b.1926), later HM Queen Elizabeth, in her schoolroom. Princess Elizabeth is sitting at a table writing in an exercise book, and there is a silk screen behind her.
Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret were educated at home by governesses. There was a strict timetable which included arithmetic, literature and history. The Princesses also had dancing and music lessons in the evenings. -
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Gelatin silver print
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16.6 x 21.8 cm (image)
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