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    Re: Queen Elizabeth - Sapphire - New Portrait Archived Message

    Posted by Nellie on May 8, 2014, 6:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Queen Elizabeth - Sapphire - New Portrait"


    You might have a point there Beth.
    I have noticed changes in the Queen's stance which seems to depend on how tired she might be when standing and walking.


    --Previous Message--
    : Bailey's photos capture the wonderful colour
    : of these sapphires which complement the
    : colour of HM's eyes. No wonder her father
    : gave them to her as a wedding present.
    : A number of portraits of HM in the last 2
    : years give the impression that her head is
    : at an odd angle -in particular a photograph
    : of HM and the DoE released in NZ for the
    : coronation celebrations. I suspect that the
    : cause is the degeneration in HM's spine.
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    :
    : I now recall the third pic from some days
    : back showing a favourite brooch of mine -
    : well of the Queen's actually!
    :
    : Two things: the same strange angle
    : distorting the face, and the odd framing of
    : that pic.
    :
    : --Previous Message--
    : New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
    :
    : n an excerpt from her essay in the June/July
    : 2014 Issue, Weldon writes:
    : “Bailey’s new portraits of Queen Elizabeth
    : II show the candor, wisdom, benevolence, and
    : strength of will of the constitu­tional
    : monarch of Great Britain these past 62
    : years.”
    :
    : “In Her Majesty’s face we see a life of
    : resolution, integrity, forbearance; a
    : dignity free of pomp and circumstance; and
    : the inner beauty we have left if we’ve
    : earned it, once the superficial gloss of
    : youth has passed. Bailey shows us not an
    : icon but someone familiar, friendly,
    : engaging, and frank, with her strength in
    : its own understatement—so British a
    : quality.”
    :
    : “When we look at these truly great
    : portraits—at this col­laboration by two
    : Londoners, one a boy from the backstreets
    : and an artist, the other a queen—we see, in
    : an instant, the new spirit of a Great
    : Britain that welcomes the future.”
    :
    : Pick up the June/July 2014 issue of Harper’s
    : BAZAAR, on newsstands nationwide May 27, to
    : read the full story and see another image
    : from Bailey's portrait session. Follow GREAT
    : on Facebook and on Twitter.
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    : http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/queen-elizabeth-great-campaign-smiling-portrait
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    : Harpers Bazaar
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    : HQ photo:
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    : From the same photosession of David Bailey
    : this photo
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