Elizabeth's Early Life in Pictures

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception


 

 

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14 months old, the future Queen Elizabeth II already commands attention as she poses prettily for the camera in 1927. The photo is among those currently on exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery's, which gallery director Sandy Nairne says, [reflects] her long reign and also the respect and affection that is felt towards her."

PHOTOS HERE: http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20395222_20600215,00.html