United Kingdom. A Royal Photo Album of Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family Accompanied by Ephemera, c. 1957 visually-hidden with only a slight loss

with only a slight loss of its original gilt finish

when she was retired from front-line service and converted into a submarine tender

and in the upper centre

illustrating a left-facing spread-winged eagle clenching a wreathed swastika in its talons

United Kingdom. A Royal Photo Album of Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family Accompanied by Ephemera, c. 1957 visually-hidden with only a slight lossA Royal photograph album formerly belonging to The Queens head Chauffeur, Mr. William Chivers, containing photographs of the Royal Family in formal and informal scenarios. The front and rear covers of the album are constructed of a cardstock core with a light blue faux leather (leatherette) exterior. The covers depict a pattern of broadened dual fleur de lis in gilt with a raised applique in bakelite reading Photo Album in gilt lettering. The album