These portraits show how the British royal family has changed through the years

Talia Lakritz

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2019-04-25T20:38:00Z

royal portrait thumb — Like father, like son. AP Photo, Michael Middleton/Getty Images

Official royal wedding portraits are usually taken in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace.
Royals also pose for casual pictures outdoors while vacationing or visiting family.
Here are 21 royal portraits from the 1930s until the present.
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Members of the royal family surely have many talents, but if there's one skill they've mastered, it's posing for pictures. Wherever they go, professional photographers and enthusiastic fans with iPhones alike clamor to snap a photo of their every move (though royals aren't allowed to take selfies with members of the public).

From official portraits in Buckingham Palace to informal photocalls while they're on vacation, here are 21 portraits of the royal family from the 1930s until the present.

1936: Britain's Queen Elizabeth, center, poses with her two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, in the garden of the Royal Lodge at Windsor, England.

queen mother royal family — Britain's Queen Elizabeth with her two daughters, Princess Elizabeth (left) and Princess Margaret. Getty Images

1944: Princess Elizabeth celebrates her 18th birthday in the English countryside.

queen elizabeth 18th birthday — Princess Elizabeth celebrates her 18th birthday on Friday, April 21, 1944. Front row, from left: Queen Mother Mary, King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, and Queen Elizabeth. Back row, from left: Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Margaret Rose, Princess Royal Marion (wife of Lord Harewood), Duchess of Kent, and Lord Harewood. AP Photo

1947: Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Phillip on their wedding day.

queen elizabeth wedding — The official wedding picture of Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on November 20, 1947. AP Photo

1948: King George VI of Great Britain and his wife Queen Elizabeth on their silver (25th) wedding anniversary.

king george queen elizabeth queen mother portrait — King George VI of Great Britain and his wife Queen Elizabeth. AP Photo

1950: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip with their baby daughter Princess Anne and son Prince Charles taken after the baby's christening at Buckingham Palace.

royal family portrait queen elizabeth kids — Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Princess Anne, and Prince Charles. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

1951: Princess Margaret on her 21st birthday.

1957: Queen Elizabeth II wears a white satin evening gown with a band and star of the order of the garter.

queen elizabeth young — Queen Elizabeth II. AP Photo/Baron

1960: Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones with members of their wedding party at Buckingham Palace.

princess margaret wedding — Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. Getty Images

1973: Princess Anne and Mark Phillips on their wedding day at Buckingham Palace.

princess anne wedding royal family — Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Viscount Linley, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Constantine II of Greece, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

1980: Princess Anne with her husband and their son Peter in England.

1981: Prince Charles and Princess Diana pose with family members in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace on the day of their wedding.

princess diana wedding — Prince Charles and Princess Diana. AP Photo

1984: A family portrait with Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William, and Prince Harry.

princess diana prince charles kids — Prince Charles and Princess Diana with their sons. AP Photo

1997: Members of the British Royal Family sit for an official portrait in the white drawing room at Windsor Castle after Prince William's confirmation at St Georges Chapel.

royal family portrait — Front row left to right: Prince Harry, Diana Princess of Wales, Prince William, the Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II. Back row left to right: King Constatine of Greece, Lady Susan Hussey, Princess Alexandra, the Duchess of Westminster, and Lord Romsey. POOL New/Reuters

2002: Prince Charles with his sons Prince William and Prince Harry during their annual skiing holiday in the Swiss alps March 29, 2002, in the village of Klosters, Switzerland.

royal family portrait prince harry prince william prince charles — Prince Charles with his sons. Julian Herbert/Getty Images

2005: Prince Charles and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, with their families.

prince charles camilla wedding royal family — Back row left to right: Prince Harry, Prince William, Tom and Laura Parker Bowles. Front row left to right: Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla's father Major Bruce Shand. Hugo Burnand/Pool/Getty Images

2011: Prince William and Kate Middleton with their families on their wedding day.

prince william kate middleton wedding portrait — Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their families. Handout/Reuters

2013: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their son, Prince George, and pets, Lupo and Tilly, at the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire.

royal family portrait kate middleton william — Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince George, Lupo (their cocker spaniel), and Tilly (a Middleton family pet). Michael Middleton/Getty Images

2015: The royal family at a state banquet to honor the state visit by China's President, Xi Jinping.

england royal family — The royal family. WPA Pool/Getty Images

2016: Prince William and Kate Middleton with their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, vacationing in the French Alps.

royal family portrait ski trip — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children. ALP/MediaPunch/AP

2017: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for their official engagement photos at Frogmore House in Windsor.

prince harry meghan markle official engagement portrait — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Alexi Lubomirski via Getty Images

2018: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding portrait had everyone swooning.

meghan markle prince harry royal wedding official portrait — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with their relatives on their wedding day. Alexi Lubomirski/Handout via Reuters

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