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Historic Royal Events and Ceremonies

Portraits of royalty during significant ceremonies, showcasing traditional garb and decorum in prominent historical settings.

Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation. 1953

03/14/1919. Madrid. The fiftieth anniversary of the great Peña. HM the King (1), accompanied by the Duke of Bivona (2), president of the Society, and the Members, during his visit yesterday afternoon.

Dinner in honor of Nobel Prize Winners, 8:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with Nobel Prize winners from the Western Hemisphere at a dinner in their honor. Front row (L-R): physicist from Harvard University, Dr. Georg von Békésy; author, Pearl S. Buck; physicist from the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Rudolf L. Mössbauer; writer, Mary Welsh Hemingway (widow of Nobel Prize-winning author, Ernest Hemingway); President Kennedy; Katherine Tupper Marshall (widow of Nobel Prize winner and former Secretary of State, General George C. Marshall); biochemist from the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Melvin Calvin; Mrs. Kennedy; and physicist from Stanford University, Dr. Robert Hofstadter. Also pictured: President of the University of Chicago, Dr. George W. Beadle; Dr. Joseph Erlanger, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; chemist from Cornell University, Dr. Peter J. W. Debye; rheumatologist with the Mayo Clinic, Dr.

12/11/1918. In the royal church of Calatrava in Madrid - HM the Queen (X) leaving yesterday the Religious Function held in honor of the Purisima Concepcion by the Spanish Red Cross.

Anefo photo collection. Premiere film 'Soldaat van Oranje' attended by royal family. Prince Bernhard and Queen Juliana. September 21, 1977

The Emperor Karl. And quote visit Krakow.

Anefo photo collection. Prinsjesdag, Opening of the States General. Arrival of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard with the golden carriage at De Ridderzaal. September 18, 1979. The Hague, South Holland

Photograph of Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma with the Maharaja of Bikaner wearing the ribbon and badge of a G. C. S. I.

POPE PIUS XI Ruled 1922-1939. Date: 1857 - 1939

Wax Effigies Return To Westminster Abbey -- Mr. S. Wishart of Madame Tussauds famous wax museum, dresses the effigy of Queen Anne for Monday's opening today.Wax effigies including those of Charles II, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Anne, and Nelson, have been restored to West Minister Abbey from their secret underground war hiding place. May 11, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Marriage of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernard, Erich Salomon, 1937 photograph The Hatepublisher: Amsterrdam baryta paper gelatin silver print civil marriage ceremony The Hague

Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925). Queen consort of the United Kingdom, wife of Edward VII. Coronation of Queen Alexandra (August, 1902). Engraving in "L'Illustration".

Anefo photo collection. Koningin Juliana, Beatrix and Claus Open exhibition "images" in Palace on Dam, Amsterdam. 11 June 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Madrid, 1/12/1906. Group photo of the wedding day of the Infanta Doña María Teresa with the Infante Don Fernando María de Baviera. 1. HRH Princess Pilar of Bavaria; 2, the Infant D. Carlos; 3, Princess Luisa of Bavaria; 4, Prince George of Bavaria; 5, Infante Luis de Orleans y Borbón; 6, Infanta Isabel; 7, HM Queen María Cristina; 8, HRH Prince Henry of Bavaria; 9, Infanta Isabel Teresa; 10, Infanta Eulalia; 11, Infante D. Alfonso; 12, Infanta Paz; 13, Infante Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón; 14, HM King Alfonso XIII; 15, HRH Prince Adalbert of Bavaria; 15, Infanta María Teresa; 17, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria; 18, Prince Philip of Caserta; 19, the Infante D. Fernando María of Baviera; 20, Prince Raniero of Caserta; 21, Prince Conrad of Bavaria; 22, SAIR Archduke Frederick of Austria; 23,HRH Prince Jenaro of Caserta; 24, Prince Alfonso of Bavaria.

05/29/1976. King Juan Carlos I, from his Grandstand, watching the parade, with his wife, Queen Sofia.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana opens a Rembrandt exhibition Amsterdam. May 18, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Painting of King Edward VII (1841-1910) during his coronation. Dated 20th Century

King George VI, from the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral broadcasts to the world that the Festival of Britain is open. Date: 1951

Anefo / London photo collection. Princess Juliana with Princess Beatrix and Princess Irene in a pram in London. 1939. Great Britain, London

01/05/1919. At the Colon hotel in Barcelona. The Marchioness of Castellflorite (X), who represented HM The Queen at the festival held for the benefit of the Spanish Red Cross, accompanied by Distinguished Ladies and Authorities.

President John and Jacqueline Kennedy at a White House dinner honoring the Executive and Judicial heads of the Government. L-R: President and Mrs. Kennedy, VP and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, House Speaker and Mrs. John McCormack, and Chief Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren. Jan 21, 1963.

Elsevier photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1967. Queen Juliana reads Throne Speech. Prince Bernhard. Left left left right. Princess Christina, Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven, Princess Margriet, Prince Claus Princess Beatrix. September 19, 1967. Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard receive Minister Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavie, Tepavac in Garden Palace Soestdijk. June 26, 1970

Gloria Swanson in Prodigal Daughters. 1923 The studio caption says 'J.D. catches his daughters in the act of returning from a ball after midnight'.

Elsevier photo collection. Signing Statute Kingdom Queen Juliana Ridderzaal Hague. December 15, 1954. Hague, South Holland

Elsevier photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1966. Golden Carriage Ridderzaal Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, Prince Claus Princess Beatrix. September 22, 1966. Hague, South Holland

21 Years A King -- The King tomorrow celebrates the 21st anniversary of his succession to the Throne, on May 26th, 1910. H.M. The King and H.M. The Queen in their robes. June 05, 1931. (Photo by Photopress)

Dr. Cyrille Garrett - Former Archbishop Of York - Personality. December 02, 1951. (Photo by K. Redshaw)

Anefo photo collection. Royal couple and Princess Beatrix at "Midsummer night" Stadsschouwburg. February 4, 1962

ERICH VON STROHEIM in THE WEDDING MARCH (1928), directed by ERICH VON STROHEIM.

Elsevier photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1964. Golden Carriage. Prince Bernhard, Queen Juliana, Princess Margriet Princess Beatrix flocks Lange Voorhout palace Ridderzaal. September 15, 1964. Hague, South Holland

King Edward VIII of Great Britain 1936

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Prince Karl von Hessen and Countess Yvonne Szapary in The Hague. The bridal couple in the church. April 18, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

In plush setting America's 14 best women are picture. They are: (back row) Maggie Nellis, Ellen Tuck Astor, Constance Woodworth, Mrs. Wm. Talbert, Mrs. Andre Embiricos, Princess Alexander Hohenloke, Mrs. Chas Amory; (seated) Gene Tierney Cassini, Mrs. Igor Cassini, Mrs. P. Isles, Mrs. Wm. Woodward, jun., Countess Corti, Mme. Louis Arpels; (on steps) Mrs. C. Engelhardt. March 15, 1949.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard give a New Year's dinner at Huis ten Bosch Palace, The Hague. A lakei performs the last work. January 15, 1964. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Minister Brinkman Welfare, Public Health Culture carries portrait Queen Beatrix G. vice-president Council State. Vice President Council Scholten looking portrait. April 26, 1989. Hague, South Holland

ALFONSO XIII (1886-1941). Rey de España (1886-1931). 'ALFONSO XIII EN VERSALLES'. 'L'Illustration' (año 1905) .

10/31/1919. Madrid. In the church of the Luises. Wedding of Miss María Antonia Kirkpatrik, Daughter of the Marquises of Altamira, with D. Ricardo de la Cierva, son of the illustrious former minister D. Juan.

06/27/1920. From the King's trip to Barcelona. The Monarch (X) with Mr. Eduardo Dato (2), in the presidency of the banquet held at the Lonja del Mar house as a treat for the Economic Entities of Catalonia.

Queen visits Norwich Cathedral -- The Queen visited Norwich Cathedral to reopen the Cloister after restoration and to unveil the ***** of herself and King George VI.The Queen inspecting the building accompanied by the Dean of Norwich. May 30, 1938.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Margain Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. Wedding couple with mutual parents and guests in Palace House ten Bosch, January 10, 1967. January 10, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

'The Marriage of the Prince of Wales with Princess Alexandra of Denmark in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, March 10th, 1863', (1901). Prince Albert Edward (1841-1910), the future King Edward VII, married Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925, future Queen Alexandra) at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Berkshire. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". London, 1901

Anefo photo collection. Opening States General, Queen Juliana expresses the Throne Speech, Left Prince Bernhard, Right Princesses Beatrix, Margriet. September 15, 1964. The Hague, South Holland

MAURICE CHEVALIER, SOPHIA LOREN and JOHN GAVIN in A BREATH OF SCANDAL (1960), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

Photographic print of King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) and King Gustaf V of Sweden (1858-1950) in Stockholm. Dated 20th Century

Anefo photo collection. Coronation Pope Paul VI in Rome. The pope with the crown. 30 June 1963. Italy, Rome

Charles I (1863-1908). King of Portugal (1889-1908). Son of Louis I and Maria Pia de Savoie. Proclamation of Charles I as king of Portugal on December 28, 1889. Engraving of 1890.

RICHARD BARTHELMESS in THE LASH (1930), directed by FRANK LLOYD.

President Roosevelt replying to welcome given by Pres. Manuel Amador of Panama, Nov. 15, 1906. They are on the steps of Basilica Santa Maria la Antigua, Panama City. Roosevelt was in Panama to inspect progress on the canal construction (BSLOC_2017_6_63)

Elsevier photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1965. inner Calèche creme. Princess Beatrix Prince Margriet. Princess Christina. September 21, 1965. Hague, South Holland

Visit of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, and Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld to the Prinsen hunting HR. Ms. 'Piet Hein' in Muiden on August 28, 1937..

Portrait of Princess Bernhardine Christine Sophie

Elisabeth of Wied, Queen consort of Romania

Photograph showing Queen Alexandra, receiving a rose from a small child, during one of the Queen's annual drives through London on Alexandra Rose Day, 1925. Date: 28/11/1925

04/30/1922. Madrid. At the Ritz hotel. Banquet with which the rancher Mr. Florentino Sotomayor (X) was presented by several close friends to celebrate the success of his last bullfight.

A photograph taken of Ingrid of Sweden and Frederick IX of Denmark. Ingrid of Sweden (1910-2000) Queen of Denmark. Frederick IX of Denmark (1899-1972) King of Denmark. Dated 20th century

Anefo photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1972. The opening of the States General; Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard while reading the Throne Speech. September 19, 1972. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Indonesia, dinner in Istana Negara, Djakarta. August 28, 1971. Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta

Juan Carlos de Borbón (Roma, 1938-) durante el discurso pronunciado ante el pleno de las cortes españolas, junto a Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), tras el juramento a las Leyes Fundamentales. Madrid, 1969. JUAN CARLOS I OF SPAIN. Francisco Franco Bahamonde. Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias.

04/30/1915. An Initiative of the greatness of Spain. The Duke of Tamames (X), with the oldest servants of the Greats of Spain, to whom today cash prizes will be awarded on the occasion of the feast of San Francisco de Borja, patron of greatness.

RYAN O'NEAL in BARRY LYNDON (1975), directed by STANLEY KUBRICK.

Pope Paul VI, 1963.

Petula Clark, Peter O'Toole, on-set of the film, "Goodbye, Mr. Chips", MGM, 1969

Visit by H.M. de Koningin mother to the Rijksklinieken in Utrecht ...

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Indonesia, dinner in Istana Negara, Djakarta. August 28, 1971. Indonesia, Indonesia, Jakarta

05/01/1982. Seville Bullring. from left From right: Lupe Herrero de Tejada, Sª de Fernández de Peñaranda, Carmen Solis Soto, Pilar Ybarra Dávila.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus at Opening Vermeer-Exhibition in The Hague, Dr. A.B. De Vries (not visible) gives the few explanation. 24 June 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik van Denmark; Visit Rijksmuseum; At the restoration of the night watch v.L.n.R. Beatrix, blue, margrethe, from. October 29, 1975

Princess Elizabeth at her marriage to Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey in 1947. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth)

CHARLTON HESTON in KHARTOUM (1966).

Bill Bailey & William Bailey. May 10, 1950.

Dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman (HST), 8:00PM. Former President Harry S. Truman stands with pianist Eugene List. Seated, First Row (L-R): Former First Lady Bess Truman, President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and an unidentified woman. Second Row (L-R): Margaret Truman Daniel, former Senator Scott W. Lucas, unidentified woman, Roberta Vinson, Lady Bird Johnson, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David E. Bell. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Major Ronald Ferguson followed by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Susan Barrantes start to walk down the aisle at Westminster Abbey following the marriage of their children, Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Lady Sarah Ferguson on 23 July 1986. Date: 1986

(Achille) Claude Debussy (1862-1919) French composer.

Anefo photo collection. Series: Marriage Princess Beatrix Prince Claus. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam

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