Why are there so few photographs of the late Queen pregnant?,
I’m pretty sure I have never seen a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II when she was pregnant. Does the panel know if she particularly did not want photographs to be taken during these times or if there was some kind of accepted protocol, not to?
Photographs of royal mothers-to-be have become as much a tradition as that first glorious snap of the newborn baby.
Pictures of Princess Catherine when she was expecting George, Charlotte and Louis, exude vitality even though pregnancy was not easy for her.
Princess Diana glowed with happiness as she approached motherhood with William and then Harry.
But this astute reader points out there are far fewer pictures of the late Queen Elizabeth when she was expecting. So why is that?
Royal expert Richard Kay has trawled through the archives to find out why then Princess Elizabeth did not announce her first two pregnancies for as long as possible and ensured no photos were taken of her – and what changed by the time her second two heirs came along…
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