Our Diamond Queen: Her Life And Times (with Andrew Marr)

: National Portrait Gallery, St. Martin’s Place (just off Trafalgar Square), London51.509256 -0.128096
Dates:: 21st June 2012 -- 7 PM
Tickets:: £5, from npg.org.uk
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Join journalist Andrew Marr and historian Sarah Bradford as they discuss the Queen's sixty year reign, using personal, public and political stories.

This talk will coincide with "The Queen: Art and Image" exhibition, which brings together sixty images of Elizabeth II from throughout her reign, to show how the way she has been portrayed has changed down the decades.

The National Portrait Gallery tells the history of Britain through portraits of its most famous citizens. It includes paintings of writers, scientists, actors, architects, royalty and politicians.

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