In honour of International Women’s Day 2025, the Royal Family has shared several portraits taken by female photographers. 

The post began with one of the most famous photographs of Queen Elizabeth II, one of Dorothy Wilding’s 1952 portraits. The series of portraits were used as the basis for the new monarch’s image on coins, banknotes, and stamps. 

A photograph from Jennifer Pattison shows Queen Camilla in a relaxed pose from 2020. 

Frances Sally Day’s photograph of Queen Victoria is truly an historic portrait, as she was the Royal Family’s first female photographer. Queen Victoria commissioned several different portraits from her of Prince Albert and their children, with many sessions at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. 

Jane Brown’s 1980 portrait of Princess Anne shows a pensive Princess Royal. 

The future Queen Alexandra was captured at the beginning of the twentieth century by photographer Alice Hughes. Hughes was the daughter of Edward Hughes, a portrait painter, and photographed many royals, including Queen Mary. 

The Duchess of Edinburgh’s recent birthday portrait from Christina Ebenezer rounds out the post. Reportedly, Sophie specifically chose the London-based fashion photographer herself. Taken at her Bagshot Park home on the Windsor Estate, they show a relaxed and confident Duchess.