The last section is dedicated to Beaton himself: after all the earlier posing, you get the impression of a rather flirty, fun figure who became a real master of his art. Interspersed with the images are diary entries and letters to add a little bit of flavour to the show. It’s a small show of about 100 pictures, split into five sections, examining photos of the Queen as a teenager during her coronation in various snuggly poses with her kids and finally looking rather regal and imposing in the late 1960s.
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