Various artists - HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM Queen Elizabeth II, 1977
by Michael Brennan
"It was a Sunday and although we weren't sure if our charter plane would be allowed to land, we set off anyway. Upon landing on the small airstrip on Mustique several large coppers met us with strict instructions that we had better not go any closer, which we did. The Royal yacht was moored off Mustique. It had been used by the Queen and Prince Phillip for an extensive trip that included Australia and the South Pacific; the Mustique visit was its final stop. When the Queen came ashore there were just three of us and we were as close as I had ever been allowed before. The Royals, Her Majesty, her sister Princess Margaret and Prince Phillip who was holding an overnight bag which contained the food for a picnic that afternoon. Much has been made of Phillip's role and looking back and seeing him three steps behind his wife and her sister and carrying the goods needed for a pleasant afternoon made it look all rather like a normal family day out. That is, until you took a look at the Royal yacht moored out in the ocean".
C-type prints, signed
17 x 22 inch - GBP 1,280 - edition of 25
20 x 24 inch - GBP 1,760 - edition of 20
30 x 40 inch - GBP 4,000 - edition of 20
(prices ex VAT for UK sales)
"It was a Sunday and although we weren't sure if our charter plane would be allowed to land, we set off anyway. Upon landing on the small airstrip on Mustique several large coppers met us with strict instructions that we had better not go any closer, which we did. The Royal yacht was moored off Mustique. It had been used by the Queen and Prince Phillip for an extensive trip that included Australia and the South Pacific; the Mustique visit was its final stop. When the Queen came ashore there were just three of us and we were as close as I had ever been allowed before. The Royals, Her Majesty, her sister Princess Margaret and Prince Phillip who was holding an overnight bag which contained the food for a picnic that afternoon. Much has been made of Phillip's role and looking back and seeing him three steps behind his wife and her sister and carrying the goods needed for a pleasant afternoon made it look all rather like a normal family day out. That is, until you took a look at the Royal yacht moored out in the ocean".
C-type prints, signed
17 x 22 inch - GBP 1,280 - edition of 25
20 x 24 inch - GBP 1,760 - edition of 20
30 x 40 inch - GBP 4,000 - edition of 20
(prices ex VAT for UK sales)
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HM Queen Elizabeth II
HM Queen Elizabeth II