Royalty

HRH King George V of Britain (1865-1936) watching the Battle of Pozieres through a telescope. Other officers stand around watching through field glasses. This photograph is likely to have been taken between 23 More

Queen Mary visiting a hospital in Belgium. As she walks through the grounds of the hospital she is surrounded by army officials. Duckboards have been laid down to create a pathway through what appears to be a v More

Long line of women, all wearing hats and long overcoats, standing outside a large, rather grand building. According to the photograph's original caption they are awaiting the arrival of Queen Mary. Most of them More

Ten officers and the King are all standing in a very bumpy, mud-churned field. The men are all split into little groups and are talking animatedly and gesticulating...Royal visits were seen as an important way More

Beskrivelse / Description: Vilhelm II (1859-1941) var begeistret for Norge og norsk natur og i tiden før første verdenskrig reiste han hver sommer på "Nordlandfahrt", et tokt med keiseryachten SMY «Hohenzollern More

Sjukvårdspersonal intill ett invalidtåg i Hapranda under Första världskriget. I mitten av bilden i svart kappa står den ryska Storfurstinnan Victoria Feodorovna.

Queen Mary arriving at a hospital. She is met by a welcoming party of army officials. One nurse stands in the background watching the scene. The Queen has just alighted from a Rolls Royce with the registration More

King George V walking away from a large bell rescued from Guinchy church. The bell has been winched onto a purpose-built frame. The frame has been placed on a road, probably the nearest level surface. A group o More

King George V standing in a graveyard. He is in full uniform and is accompanied by two men. The wooden crosses marking the graves are lined up in rows. Unfortunately there is nothing on the photograph to indica More

Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito (1867-1922) with General Douglas Haig, beside a general staff car near the Western Front. Born in Kyoto, Prince Yorihito was the seventeenth son of the Higashi-Fushimi royal dynas More

Lieutenant General Fanshaw receiving a knighthood, during World War I. In the centre of the photograph the King is standing with four officers who are arranged in a semi-circle behind him. He is holding a raise More

King George V presenting General Ptain with a decoration. Both men are standing in a marquee. In the background a group of uniformed men, mainly other members of the French military are visible. The bestowing o More

Queen Mary with a small party, watching an explosion in the distance. They appear to have paused momentarily to watch this spectacle, and are standing by the roadside at the edge of a grassy field. The party co More

The grey-haired man in the right foreground is HRH Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) who is reviewing a line of heavy horse-drawn artillery. The nearest gun appears to be short-barrelled and it likely to be More

From left to right: King George V, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary and King Albert I of Belgium. They are standing on a gravel path or driveway. Directly behind them a lawn slopes towards a row of trees. More

A row of biplanes are lined up at right-angles to a hangar and a man stands to attention at the side of each one of them. Queen Mary (1867-1953) is walking at the front of the picture with two officers. More of More

Queen Mary standing in the entrance to a large building of corrugated iron. There is a woman in civilian clothes and a uniformed man standing next to the Queen. The three of them are having a conversation. On t More

King George V and Queen Mary have just disembarked from a boat and are walking across a series of railway tracks next to the quayside. A carpet has been laid out for them. A long thick chain has been placed at More

King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro ( 1860-1918) has been photographed by John Warwick Brooke with Sir Douglas Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces. They are standing on the steps of a brick-buil More

This photograph is a group shot of a number of Allied officers with King George V of Britain (1865-1936) who is standing third from right in the front row. George V, who reigned from 1910 to1936, visited the Fr More

King George V and his entourage standing on a bridge in the French town of Peronne. Whilst the bridge remains intact, the street in the background has suffered extensive damage. Most of the buildings have been More

King George V attending a sports day organised for Australian troops. He is standing at the far right of the photograph. A crowd consisting of soldiers, with a few women and children, watch as one of the events More

Four soldiers and King George V are standing in a group in the middle of the photograph, with the King facing the camera. The soldier wearing the armour has his back to the camera although the distinctive Germa More

Prince Alexander of Teck visits the Western Front, during World War I. This image shows Prince Alexander of Teck with an army staff officer. They are possibly standing waiting for a ceremony or march past to be More

King George V climbing a large mound known as the Butte de Warlencourt. He is followed, in single file, by a number of other uniformed men. Although there is no date attached to this photograph, it is known tha More

The Prince of Wales is standing on the right of this photograph. He is wearing full uniform and is positioned next to a fellow officer. It is a rather informal and unposed shot, with the Prince holding a cigare More

King George V and Albert I, King of Belgium, inspecting Belgian troops, France, during World War I. This image shows King Albert I and King George V inspecting a long line of Belgian troops. The troops are stan More

His Royal Highness, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) in the left foreground, and two officers to the right. In the background troops are drawn up in ranks across a narrow valley, with higher, wooded, groun More

King George V standing in front of members of the S.A.N.L.C. The men are standing to attention and are ready for inspection. The King is surrounded by army officials. Queen Mary is standing in the background wa More

Queen Mary being presented to a group of French officials. They are all standing on a railway platform, suggesting that the Queen has just arrived or is just leaving. She is surrounded by high ranking military More

The Duke of Connaught is facing the camera surrounded by four officers. He is talking to four uniformed American soldiers who are standing with their backs to the camera. It is believed that Ernest Brooks took More

There are two men in the picture, King George V and a companion, and they are standing in an empty field. The field itself is lush with deep shrubs, which have little flower heads on them. They are undulating i More

King George V is talking to three Australian nurses. The nurses are dressed in crisp white uniforms, and the King and the three men with him are also in uniform. They all appear to be standing on a deck or plat More

King George V is standing on the right of the picture looking across to the left. He is wearing a uniform and is carrying a cane. He is standing on a flattened piece of ground, which is surrounded by moorland. More

The King and Queen of Belgium at a ceremony, France, during World War I. This image shows Albert I, King of Belgium and Elizabeth, Queen of Belgium. According to the photograph's original caption they are watch More

Duke of Connaught and General Sir Herbert Plumer, Western Front, during World War I. HRH Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) and (to his right) General Sir Herbert Plumer (1857-1932). They appear to have just More

King George V visiting French locals, during World War I. King George V and his retinue are just disappearing off the left of the image. The King looks relaxed and cheerful. This may even have been a good oppor More

Three men have just walked round a parked car while four men wait on the opposite pavement to greet them. The car is parked in a lane, in front of a row of cottages. On the opposite side of the lane is a fence More

A rather young-looking Prince of Wales poses for the photographer, most likely John Warwick Brooke, along with a group of officers. He is sitting in the middle of the front row, with a cigarette in his right ha More

Queen Mary standing outside a Nissen hut. There is a duckboard path running along the front of the hut, and two bunches of flowers decorate the doorway. Standing in the doorway is a woman dressed in white, hold More

Edward, Prince of Wales, ( 1894-1972) stands between two regimental officers. All three men are in full uniform with breeches, boots and spurs and holding canes. The officer to the right has the cap badge of th More

The King of Belgium, Albert I (1875-1934), waves goodbye to a group of soldiers. He is standing next to a motorcar. The soldiers, in return, are waving and saluting the king. The ground is churned up and extrem More

A fully uniformed King George V (1865-1936) during one of his visits to the Western Front. Though flanked by some of his generals, it is perhaps rather unusual to see the King surrounded almost entirely by wome More

Queen Mary being presented with a gift. She is being looked after by a small group of army officials. In the background there is a large brick building, possibly a factory. Queen Mary and her lady-in-waiting ar More

A vintage car is travelling along a dirt track road with pleasant scenery in the background. The car is being driven by a chauffeur and the Duke is visible in the back seat...Royal visits were seen as conveying More

King George V (second from the right) conversing with a man holding a notepad. There are two further men standing beside them - all are in uniform. According to the original caption, the man talking to the King More

Queen Mary inspecting a biplane, France, during World War I. Queen Mary (1867-1953) is standing in front of a biplane talking with two officers whilst looking at it. In the background stands more officers and e More

King George V talking to an infantryman. They are standing in a field filled with crops. The King is in military uniform and is leaning on a cane. The soldier is standing with his back to the camera. He is wear More

Queen Mary arriving at a Y.M.C.A. hut. She has just walked round the side of the hut under a sign stating 'ENTRANCE WALK RIGHT IN!.' The Queen is standing outside talking to a young man in uniform. Two women in More

Queen Mary and King George V boarding a boat. They are walking up the gangplank. A group of army officials are standing on the quayside watching their departure. According to the photograph's original caption t More

Queen Mary meeting two wounded soldiers. They are standing on a path outside a white building, possibly a hospital ward. The two wounded soldiers are wearing straw hats and suits. The Queen is standing next to More

Three cars are parked up in a row with three mechanics working over four tyres behind them. Four officers watch over the scene and they appear to be laughing and joking. In the background a field and tents are More

Första världkriget: Tyske kejsaren Wilhelm II vid västfronten: inspektion av ett gardesinfanteriregemente.

Nurses sitting in a garden under a sunshade. According to the photograph's original caption they are waiting to meet Queen Mary. Their uniforms are all in pristine condition. It is a happy and relaxed scene. .. More

A fully uniformed King George V (1865-1936) watches some men working on the wreckage of a plane on the Western Front. Though the King involved himself with some mild propaganda duties and was nominally Head of More

Seven officers have stepped off duckboards which wend their way through a rough field. Four men are standing talking while three stand off in a group. One of the three officers is leaning forward on his stick w More

King George V, on the right, in uniform and wearing a steel helmet. He is standing next to a man also in uniform. Both men have canes to steady themselves on this rough terrain. They are both surveying the surr More

Tittel / Title: Norges 1914 Jubilæum.Beskrivelse / Description: Postkort..Kunstner / Artist: Christian Magnus.Utgiver / Publisher: C. A. Erichsen (Christiania).Utgitt / Published: 1914.Sted / Place: Oslo, Det k More

Queen Mary being introduced to hospital staff. They are standing outside in a courtyard surrounded by hospital buildings. According to the photograph's original caption, the two women standing in front of the Q More

A uniformed His Royal Highness, the Duke of Connaught, sitting on his horse, at the Front in France, during World War I. He has one hand resting reassuringly on the neck of his horse. The Duke and his horse ar More

King George V (on the right) and M. le Mare?chal Ptain. They are standing in what looks like a large town square. It is an unusual image in that most other photographs of the King include an entourage of high-r More

The Duke of Connaught inspecting a long line of troops as they march past. According to the photograph's original caption the troops are members of the Coldstream Guards...[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS More

King George V inspecting a gun emplacement, Western Front, during World War I. HRH King George V of Britain (1865-1936) inspecting a gun emplacement. To the extreme right, two officers are visible, the nearer o More

Queen Mary talking to one woman in a factory or shed. According to the photograph's original caption this is a French woman working for the British war effort. It is difficult to tell from this photograph what More

Two rows of men are lined up across train tracks while the officers and King Albert (1875-1934) march up and down in front. Behind the soldiers are containers on carriages and a gun on a carriage. ..Albert I re More

Albert I, King of Belgium during a visit to the Western Front. According to the photograph's original caption he is speaking to the officer of the Guard of Honour. Behind them soldiers are lined up for inspecti More

The Prince of Siam standing next to a group of high ranking military officials. According to the photograph's original caption they are visiting a trench mortar school. They are standing next to a trench. The t More

Haig, as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, walks to the left of King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro (1860-1918). The king, wearing a long white coat, is acknowledging the Guard of Honour who are drawn More

A corrugated iron shed is built into an embankment of loose dirt. The surroundings in fact are dominated by dark, loose mud, interspersed with some low-lying shrubs. This creates quite a barren and bleak atmosp More

State occasion between France and Great Britain, during World War I. This shot has no attributed photographer. Despite the seriousness and etiquette required of this ceremonial situation, both men appear rather More

Nurses with the hospital pet. This image shows a group of nurses posing for the camera with the hospital pet, a little dog. They appear to be standing on a balcony. The nurse in the middle is wearing an armband More

King George V conferring General Currie, Commander of the Canadian forces, with the honour of Knighthood. They are standing in a marquee and the King is placing his sword above the Commanders right shoulder. A More

King George V talking to General Horne. The General is holding a piece of paper, possibly a map, in his left hand. Both men are smartly dressed in military uniform. The King is resting his weight on a cane. Two More

Red Cross staff waiting to meet Queen Mary, during World War I. This image shows a group of women in uniform posing for the camera with a dog, probably a pet or mascot. Their uniforms suggest they might be Red More

In the middle of a rough, bumpy, water-logged field a small building is just visible. The sky above this is dominated by arching plumes of smoke from shells...The Duke of Connaught was the Governor-General of C More

The Prince of Wales salutes a regiment as they file passed him during a march past. He is standing on a makeshift platform and has his right hand raised. Behind him, a flag with the Prince of Wales crest has b More

Queen Mary talking to a young airman. They are standing in a field and are surrounded by uniformed men. According to the photograph's original caption the airman has just completed a loop-the-loop for the benef More

King George V being shown around a gas school at the Front. Mock trenches lined with sandbags have been set up for training exercises. The King is standing at the edge of a trench, and watches as a man demonstr More

King George V and his entourage arriving at a sports day organised for Australian soldiers. He can be seen at the front of the photograph, on the left, carrying his customary cane. To his left a long line of Au More

Queen Mary marching along a road, past a row of hospital buildings. Two men in uniform are walking alongside her. On the right hand side of the road there is a group of uniformed men standing to attention and o More

Queen Mary meeting the matron of a hospital. The Queen has just arrived by car. The two women are surrounded by a group of men in uniform. There is a woman in fine dress standing in the background, probably a l More

The Prince of Wales standing on a quayside. According to the original caption, he is waiting for King George V and Queen Mary to arrive by boat. The Prince of Wales is waiting along with other men in uniform. T More

Prince Yurihito of Higashi-Fushimi (1867-1922) with Field Marshall Douglas Haig, at a train stop near the Western Front. Born in Kyoto, Prince Yurihito was the seventeenth son of the Higashi-Fushimi royal dynas More

King George V standing in front of General Plumer. Both men are in uniform and looking at a map. A small group of uniformed men standing next to the King are also looking at the map. Some of them peer over the More

In the background the faade of a grand house can be seen. Albert I is standing in front of the house surrounded by officers. He is talking to another group of officers. On the far left the first row of troops c More

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All the major members of the royal family visited the Western Front during the conflict, and this photograph captures The Prince of Wales on one of his visits. Field Marshall Haig is the bareheaded gentleman on More

Irish troops march along a dusty tree-lined road. Some of the troops are playing the bagpipes. Onlookers watch from the side of the road. In the distance are a number of vehicles and a man on a grey horse. The More

King George V with the French President, Raymond Poincare, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and two French generals, during World War I. This official photograph shows from right to left, King George V of Britai More

Queen Mary visiting a hospital on the Western Front. She is standing outside on a wooden balcony talking to a wounded soldier. He is lying on a bed with a sunshade propped up beside his head, to protect his fac More

King George V reviewing troops, Western Front, during World War I. This is one of a number of photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. On this occasion, King George V of Britain (1865-1936) and some of More

Queen Mary visiting a hospital on the Western Front. She is standing in front of a wooden building with two doorways. There is a sign beside each doorway, they read 'COMMANDING OFFICER' and 'COMPART OFFICER.' T More

The gun itself dominates the picture and dwarfs the men who are standing around it. There is a piece of sky and the top of a tree visible in the background which give the picture context. The rest of the pictur More

The Duke of Connaught inspecting troops, France, during World War I. HRH Arthur the Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) is walking along a line of troops during an inspection. Other senior officers walk on his right. More

King George V surveys the ruins of Peronne from a hill top. He is standing at the front of a group of uniformed men, holding a cane in his right hand. The damage to the town is extensive. Peronne along with cou More

King George V, standing at the far right of the shot, watching a display by members of the infantry. The event is taking place in a large grassy field bordered by trees. A long line of soldiers make their way a More

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Duke of Connaught decorating a young sergeant, France, during World War I. In the foreground HRH Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) is pinning a decoration on a very tense young sergeant. The sergeant is wea More

The Prince of Wales can be seen here inspecting a regimental band - he is furthest to the right in front. The band members are all standing to attention in a snow-covered field as the Prince and his entourage w More