Date: exact date unknown, but Clayton was one of the first members of the public allowed into Buckingham Palace during the official period of mourning for King George VI, who died on 6th February 1952.
Background: Clayton was commissioned by artist Margaret Lindsay Williams to take a series of images which she could use as the basis for her first official portrait of Elizabeth II.
According to his contract, Clayton was not allowed to release the images for 30 years. In the event, Clayton refused to release the photos at all during his lifetime. He died in 2000. However, his family has chosen to show them to the world to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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