Title

The King and Queen survey bomb damage, Buckingham Palace, London, WWII, 1940. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

The King and Queen survey bomb damage, Buckingham Palace, London, WWII, 1940. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth looking at the aftermath of a German bombing raid on 11 September 1940 which destroyed the palace chapel. After the event the Queen famously said I'm glad we have been bombed. Now I can look the East End in the face. The palace was bombed on seven occasions during the war. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D08_340

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,0Mb) / 15,7in x 12,4in / 4696 x 3722 (300dpi)

Keywords

standing building 2nd World War the Queen Mother Unknown Saxe-Coburg-Gotha George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Albert Frederick Arthur George Duke of York E Queen Mother débris unbowed HM King George VI His Majesty colorised buildings London England female women woman people hat destruction couple country monarch clothes British English color colour endurance king devastation queen royal damage palace dress war Westminster location debris rubble century adversity Britain royalty wartime lady concept Buckingham Palace 1940s aftermath hardship overcoming colourised Forties bombed military uniform World War II World War two stoic WWII bombing stoicism world war 2 20th century Blitz coping propaganda City of Westminster The Print Collector bomb damage decade Home Front royal family Second World War sovereign TGN WW2 King George VI King of Great Britain the Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth House of Windsor photograph portrait photograph portrait