Official portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth II have been hanging in public buildings for 70 years, but what should happen to them now that King Charles III has taken the throne? That question ...

The Royals have a storied history of sentimentality expressed through the medium of diamonds, pearls and precious stones ...

Two paintings by the Portuguese painter Paula Rego have replaced portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh at 10 ...

Only 25 years old when King George VI died, Queen Elizabeth began her reign in 1952. She ruled longer than any other British Monarch. Smithsonian collections reflect her influence on global history ...

Queen Elizabeth has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world – a reminder of the ...

Her first appearance was actually as 8-year-old Princess Elizabeth, on the first $20 note issued by the Bank of Canada in 1935. With only one exception, each subsequent series has featured a portrait ...

“Although the 2022 mintage figures mark the last time that Queen Elizabeth II's portrait will appear on new coins, over 27 billion of her coins will remain in circulation. “Coin collecting ...

Resources: a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken from our film. Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, aged 25, after the death of her father, King George VI. During the last 70 years the Queen has ...

The old British 50p coin, originating from the United Kingdom, features the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the listing said it "holds the distinction of being a predecessor in the ...