Item #51-3742 Photographs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles at the Investiture that took place on July 1, 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales. Michael Montfort.
Photographs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles at the Investiture that took place on July 1, 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.
Montfort, Michael

Photographs of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles at the Investiture that took place on July 1, 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.

Hamburg: Stern, July, 1969. Group of 14 photographs. 20 x 29 cm.

The centuries-old custom involved the Secretary of State of Wales reading the Letters Patent in Welsh, while the Queen bestowed upon Charles. The year
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Prince Charles's investiture as the Prince of Wales, which the Queen marked with a reception at Buckingham Palace
He is the longest-serving Prince of Wales in British history, which means no heir has waited longer to become the monarch.
The investiture (and the preparations leading up to the ceremony) will play a key role in the third season of the Netflix series The Crown.
Prince Charles has now officially been the Prince of Wales for more than half a century. He received the title, which is traditionally given to the eldest son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, in 1958 via letters patent, but his formal investiture would not take place until more than a decade later, in 1969.. ..
Provenance: The Estate of Michael Montfort.
Michael Montfort was born in 1940 in Freiburg, Germany. He worked as a photojournalist on the staff of major German magazines - Stern, Quick, Bild am Sonntag - in Hamburg and Munich. In 1973 he moved to Los Angeles. He is best remembered for his extensive photographing of the poet Charles Bukowski. Item #51-3742

Price: $400.00

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