Royal Mail is pleased to confirm details of the In Memoriam Stamp Issue for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving Monarch in British history. The black-and-white set of 4 stamps commemorates the HM Queen Elizabeth II with four portrait stamps, each featuring a photograph over the years.
These are the first stamp images to be approved by King Charles III
2nd - Photograph taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952. To mark her accession and coronation, Her Majesty The Queen posed for Wilding 59 times, wearing evening gowns designed by Norman Hartnell.
1st - Photograph taken by Cecil Beaton. The Queen is pictured standing in her admiral’s cloak with her head tilted to the left. Cecil Beaton to this start, simple and direct image of HM The Queen for use in his first major retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery in London. He hoped that the final section of the exhibition would be the highlight and therefore wanted to ‘try something different’ when photographing HM The Queen. There are no familiar regal trappings such as tiaras, jewels or lavish interiors, but despite this simple approach, HM The Queen remains instantly recognisable.
£1.85 - Portrait of HM The Queen taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh.
£2.55 - Photograph of HM The Queen taken in 1996 whilst she attended a banquet at Prague Castle during her visit to the Czech Republic. It was taken by Tim Graham.
