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King Charles III, when he was the Prince of Wales, by Nadav Kander, 2013. Reuters
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Visitors look at the photograph "King Charles III when the Prince of Wales" by British Israeli Photographer Nadav Kander, during a press preview for "Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography" ahead of the exhibition, at Buckingham Palace, in London, on May 16, 2024. The exhibition is set to run from May 17 to October 6, 2024 which will display more than 150 photographic prints of members of the royal family from the 1920's to the present day. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by American artist Andy Warhol. AFP
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A painting of Charles I by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck. AFP
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Alexandria princess of Wales by German painter and lithographer Franz Xaver Winterhalter. AFP
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Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by British photographer Cecil Beaton. AFP
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Princess Margaret by Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II with Britain's King Charles III, when he was the Prince of Wales, by British Photographer Nick Knight. AFP
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Portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Margaret, 1949. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Margaret, 1955. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Coronation Day, 1953. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Elizabeth, 1942. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1952. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Elizabeth, 1939. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A photograph of King Charles III by Hugo Burand. EPA
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The Princess of Wales, when she was the Duchess of Cambridge, by Paolo Roversi, 2021. Reuters
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King Charles III, when he was the Prince of Wales, by Nadav Kander, 2013. Reuters
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Visitors look at the photograph "King Charles III when the Prince of Wales" by British Israeli Photographer Nadav Kander, during a press preview for "Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography" ahead of the exhibition, at Buckingham Palace, in London, on May 16, 2024. The exhibition is set to run from May 17 to October 6, 2024 which will display more than 150 photographic prints of members of the royal family from the 1920's to the present day. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
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A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by American artist Andy Warhol. AFP
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A painting of Charles I by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck. AFP
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Alexandria princess of Wales by German painter and lithographer Franz Xaver Winterhalter. AFP
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Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by British photographer Cecil Beaton. AFP
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Princess Margaret by Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II with Britain's King Charles III, when he was the Prince of Wales, by British Photographer Nick Knight. AFP
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Portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Margaret, 1949. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Margaret, 1955. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Coronation Day, 1953. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Elizabeth, 1942. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1952. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A portrait by Cecil Beaton of Princess Elizabeth, 1939. Photo: Royal Collection Trust
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A photograph of King Charles III by Hugo Burand. EPA
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The Princess of Wales, when she was the Duchess of Cambridge, by Paolo Roversi, 2021. Reuters
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King Charles III, when he was the Prince of Wales, by Nadav Kander, 2013. Reuters
Exhibition at Buckingham Palace traces the evolution of royal portraits
Some of the works, many seen for the first time, date as far back as 1920
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