Bowes Collection

Duchess of York (Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother) De Laszlo
Portrait by Philip de Laszlo of the Duchess of York (1900-2002), formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

Gilmonby Hall, Bowes, County Durham
Gilmonby Hall, Bowes, near Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. Date: 1916

Duke of York - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Engagement Photo
January 1923 -The official Engagement photograph of the Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) and his fiancee Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother - 1900-2002)

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marries Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (then the Queen Mother) pictured together on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

George VI Weds Elizabeth
The wedding day of George VI (when Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, with the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, and George V and Queen Mary. Date: 26 April 1923

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and then Queen Mother (to Queen Elizabeth II). Wife of King George VI. Pictured at the age of seven

Countess Strathmore
Mary Eleanor Bowes, countess of STRATHMORE the unfortunate

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948
King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured on the terrace in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in one of a series of pictures to mark their silver

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). Date: circa 1920

Duke and Duchess of York on honeymoon
The Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) pictured together during their honeymoon in 1923. Date: 1923

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons wedding shoes
Close up photograph showing the elegant, embroidered T-bar shoes worn by Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon for her wedding to Prince Albert, Duke of York on 26 April 1923. Date: 1923

Royal Wedding 1923 - Strathmore family tree
Page from The Sphere showing the joint descent of Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon who married at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

1937 Coronation: the Royal Family in their robes
King George VI with his wife and daughters Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in their coronation robes. Date: 1937

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons marries Albert, Duke of York
Wedding group photograph on the occasion of the marriage of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons (later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother) to Albert, Duke of York on 26th April

Bowes Bridge Railway Engine Shed, Tanfield Railway, Stanley, Durham, England. Date: 1920s

Marriage of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1923
Marriage of Duke of York (later George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey, London. Archbishop of Canterbury performing the ceremony the King and Queen standing behind

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyonweds Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, pictured together at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert of York (the future King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923

Queen Mother visiting London evacuees at Horsted Keynes, 1939
The Queen Mother(1900-2002) with evacuated children from Battersea. A little four year old girl called Shirely here is playing " mothers"

Sir Philip Broke - 2
SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE BROKE British naval commander Date: 1776 - 1841

The King with the English cricket team
King George V, accompanied by Lord Cromer, President of the M.C.C and Mr. R.E.S Wyatt, the captain, shakes hands with the English cricke players at Lord s. Left to right are:- Mr. C.F Walters, H

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother with Princeess Elizabeth on Coronation Day in 1937 (b/w photo)
3432613 Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother with Princeess Elizabeth on Coronation Day in 1937 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, from The Duchess of York, c.1928 (b/w photo)
3432486 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, from The Duchess of York, c.1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother, with her daughter Princess Elizabeth in 1927 (b/w photo)
3432471 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother, with her daughter Princess Elizabeth in 1927 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon)

Queen Elizabeth with her daughters Princess Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II, left and Princess Margaret, right
3432474 Queen Elizabeth with her daughters Princess Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II, left and Princess Margaret, right, in 1937 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, at Bisham Abbey, Bisham, Essex, England, from The Duchess of York
3432489 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, at Bisham Abbey, Bisham, Essex, England, from The Duchess of York, c.1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, on her Shetland pony "Bobs", from The Duchess of York
3432485 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, on her Shetland pony "Bobs", from The Duchess of York, c.1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, aged 16, from 'The Duchess of York', c.1928 (b/w photo)
3432490 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, aged 16, from 'The Duchess of York', c.1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The Duke and Duchess of York with their daughter Princess Elizabeth, c.1928 (b/w photo)
3432495 The Duke and Duchess of York with their daughter Princess Elizabeth, c.1928 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection.

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her wedding day
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, then Queen Elizabeth, then Queen Mother, pictured leaving her parents house in Bruton Street

Prince Albert and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Marriage Certificate
The Marriage Certificate for the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth)

Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
An interesting group portrait taken at the Hertfordshire home of the Earl of Strathmore in 1920: (left) Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) (1900-2002)

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the Countess of Strathmore, Glamis Castle, Scotland, 1923. Standing beside the sun-dial. A print from The Illustrated London News Wedding Number, 28th April 1923

Front cover of The Sketch featuring King George VI (1895 - 1952), with his wife and consort, Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002), and one of their pet dog Corgis. Date: 1941

Structural opposition II
Gilbert Claes

"Fireworks from Gonnes and Bowes. " Shooting fireworks or incendiaries from a gun and a bow
619338 "Fireworks from Gonnes and Bowes." Shooting fireworks or incendiaries from a gun and a bow, from Thomas Smith's Art of Gunnery, 1643, from The British Army: Its Origins

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, After the drawing by John Singer Sargent. from The Duchess of York, c. 1928
3432491 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, After the drawing by John Singer Sargent. from The Duchess of York, c.1928 by Sargent

The Wedding of The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI)
The Wedding of The Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - herself later The Queen Mother)

Page from The Sphere showing the newly married Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh setting off from Buckingham Palace in a landau carriage for Waterloo Station from where they would depart

Page from The Sphere featuring photographs of the best man, bridesmaids and page boys at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947

Mailomat coin-operated mailbox, USA, for people who have letters to post but no stamps, made by Pitney-Bowes. Date: 1940s

Andrew Robinson Stoney-Bowes, 1781 (red & black chalks on paper)
1254381 Andrew Robinson Stoney-Bowes, 1781 (red & black chalks on paper) by Downman, John (c.1750-1824); 20.3x16.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Bowes Museum Jan 1970 Director Frank Atkinson studies some of the antque items donated towards the open air museum planed for Beamish Park in the North East

Betrothal of Duke of York later King George VI and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (The Queen Mother) at Glamis Castle

Advertisement for the 10ft high royal wedding of the Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, placed by McVitie and Price of Edinburgh, who strangely, call themselves biscuit makers

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England, is a French style chateau, housing a permanent collection of art, furniture and ceramics. Date: opened 1892

County Durham DL12 9 Map
Postcode Sector Map of County Durham DL12 9

Cup, c1558, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Cup, c1558, (1843). Decorative cup belonging to the Company of Goldsmiths, said to have been presented by Queen Elizabeth to Sir Martin Bowes, a member of the Company

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"Bowes: A Tale of Love, Royalty, and Enduring Legacy" In the enchanting world of aristocracy, one name shines brightly - Bowes. This captivating story begins with the Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth (formerly known as Queen Mother), whose lineage traces back to the esteemed De Laszlo family. Nestled in Gilmonby Hall, Bowes in County Durham, this ancestral home witnessed the blossoming romance between Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the Duke of York. As their love deepened, an iconic engagement photo captured their radiant smiles and undeniable connection. The momentous day arrived when Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon exchanged vows with Albert, Duke of York – a union that would later shape history itself. In a grand ceremony filled with regal splendor and heartfelt emotions, George VI wedded his beloved Elizabeth. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's journey continued as she embraced her role as Countess Strathmore before ascending to become Queen Consort alongside King George VI. Together they led their nation through turbulent times with grace and resilience. Amidst these royal tales lies another intriguing aspect - the quaint charm Bridge Railway Engine Shed on Tanfield Railway in Stanley, Durham. This picturesque location served as a backdrop for countless memories during the honeymoon period for the Duke and Duchess of York. Delving deeper into this remarkable tale reveals glimpses into Lady Elizabeth's personal life - from her transformation into Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother to even her wedding shoes that carried her down the aisle on that fateful day. The legacy left behind by "Bowes" is not merely confined within palaces or titles but rather etched in hearts across generations. It symbolizes enduring love against all odds while embracing duty with unwavering dedication. Even today, we are reminded of this extraordinary love story whenever we catch sight of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's timeless portraits or hear whispers about the Duchess of York's remarkable journey.