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voguefashion · 2 months

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Sophia Loren with her family at her home Villa Sara in Castelli Romani (Alban Hills) in Rome, photographed by Lord Snowdon for American Vogue, December 1970.

#sophia loren #lord snowdon #american vogue #vogue us #vogue #1970 #fashion editorial #fashion photography #fashion photoshoot #fashion #style #beauty #1970s

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rosalyn51 · 1 year

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The Crown Season 2 promotion at London’s St Pancras Immersion Zone in 2017. “The eye-catching vinyl features royal “portraits” of the series’ main cast, framed with a metallic gold finish, adding to the premium impact.” Photo: JCDecaux ♚

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catherinetheprincessofwales · 4 months

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1992 -> 2023 “I went to the school and put it to William, that if you find someone you love in life you must hang onto it and look after it.” - Diana, Princess of Wales

#prince of wales #princess of wales #brf #lord snowdon #princess Diana #diana spencer #prince louis #prince george #princess charlote #prince william #princess catherine #catherine middleton #kate middleton #Black and white #Ktd #parallels #ktd parallels

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javelinbk · 2 months

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I have definitely not spent an amount of time staring at these clips in an attempt to detect any sexual tension between John and Lord Snowdon

The Beatles and Brian Epstein talking to Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon at the World Premiere for Help! London Pavilion, 29th July 1965

#I’m now thinking that the rumour is more likely to be about that other photographer guy whatever his name was #but these two definitely seem more… friendly than they did at the ahdn premiere #is it me or does john keep looking his way?#he’s all ‘whatever peggy - bring on the earl’#also insane to me that snowdon ended up marrying mlh’s ex-wife #I’m telling you #it’s all a circle!#john lennon #the beatles #lord snowdon #javelin’s gifs #javelin’s gifs: 1965 #tw: flashing gif

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ornithorynquerouge · 5 months

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Lord Snowdon ~ David Bowie, 1978 /1

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camillasgirl · 9 months

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A portrait of Queen Camilla taken by Lord Snowdon in the early 2000s

The photo was found in a book about Lord Snowdon's amazing work (by The_Snowdons on instagram) and my darling @frombirkhallwithlove , of course, had to buy the rather expensive book! Hence, we decided to watermark it. Hope you're still going to enjoy it anyway 😊

#queen camilla #lord snowdon #Darling said it's ok to share on here 🤭🩷

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freddiemercurylegendabovelegends · 3 months

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Today, on 28th January, 2011

Q Magazine published with Queen 16-page exclusive - May & Taylor Speak! / 'The Unseen Freddie'

Brian May interview (extract)

Who did you have most in common with when Queen first got together?

That’s complicated. We had quite a complex, sort of multi-way interaction. That’s why it worked, really. I was very close to Roger in some ways because we’d already been in a band together. We were – and we are – kind of brothers. We were so close in our aspirations and the way we looked at music, but of course so distant in so many other ways. Like any pair of brothers, we sort of loved and hated each other all along the line. In a way I was very close to Freddie, particularly in the songwriting area. Some of my best times were producing a vocal out of Freddie, sort of coaxing him in various directions.

Did calling the band Queen seem like a good idea to you?

I had reservations but it was very democratic. We had a list of suggested names and Queen had come from Freddie. One of the others was The Grand Dance, which I don’t think would have been very good. Freddie was very much a dandy in those day, Roger was as well. Everyone was into dressing up but it wasn’t an expression of sexuality, it was just an expression of freedom. The most fancy of the peacocks strutting around would get called queens. At the time I didn’t know Freddie was gay and I don’t know if he did either; I think that he was finding himself at that point. So we were aware of all the connotations of the word “queen”, of course, but in a way that was an attraction because part of what we stood for was freedom and equality, whether it’s racial or anything else.

Freddie’s moustache became a part of the band’s iconography. Did it make much of an impression on you at first?

If you want the truth, I think that the only significant thing was the music.

Would you say that how you each appeared in the video for 1984’s I Want To Break Free was an accurate reflection of your personalities?

Of course! Everybody thinks that was Freddie’s idea because it looks like something that he would love to do but it actually came from Roger’s girlfriend at the time, strangely enough. It was her idea to pastiche the Coronation Street women.

Was it her idea to have Roger dress up as a schoolgirl?

I think that was probably his idea [laughs].

Did you have any idea that Queen’s 1986 Knebworth show would be the last time that you all played live together?

No. Freddie said something like, “Oh I can’t f***ing do this any more”, but he normally said things like that at the end of a tour so I don’t think we took it seriously. “My whole body’s wracked with pain!”

Roger said that he never had a cross word with Freddie. Did you?

I never did either. I think that’s an odd juxtaposition with Freddie’s image of being a prima donna. Actually he was the great diplomat and if there were arguments between us Freddie usually was able to sort them out.

When you learned that Freddie was dying did you want to continue recording?

Yeah. He loved being in the studio and I think right up to the end that was his greatest escape. He was singing vocals when he couldn’t even stand. He’d prop himself up against the desk, knock a couple of vodkas down and go for it. The very last time we ever did that, me and him, was singing Mother Love, which is one of my favourite tracks on Made In Heaven. He never finished that. He said, “Oh Brian, I can’t do any more. I’m dying here” [laughs]. He never seemed to let it get him down.

Did you find those final sessions upsetting?

We developed such a great closeness as a band that they were actually quite joyful times. The thing is, there’s always a big element of disbelief. Yes, we knew the prognosis but I didn’t think we quite believed that it could happen to Freddie. He’s Freddie, after all. He’s invincible. So when the news finally came it was a real bolt from the blue.

Did you get to say goodbye to Freddie?

We were with him a lot in the final days but it wasn’t a question of saying goodbye, it was a question of just sharing a moment. I remember an occasion when he was lying in bed and he couldn’t see out into his garden very well. We were talking about his plants, which he loved. Actually Anita [Dobson, whom May married in 2000] and I were there. He said, “Guys, don’t feel like you have to entertain me. Just you being here is what’s important and I’m enjoying that.” So I think, in a way, that was him – amazingly – finding acceptance of the way things were. So, no, the word “goodbye” didn’t happen but we reached a very peaceful place.

Is it difficult for you because I’m thinking of Freddie Mercury, the great rock frontman, but to you, above all, he’s your deceased friend?

It is. One of my hardest moments was unveiling the statue of Freddie in Montreux [1996]. Obviously it’s a very nice tribute and the ceremony was very moving but I just suddenly became overcome by anger. I thought, “This is all that’s left of my friend and everybody’s thinking it’s normal and fabulous but it’s actually awful that I’m looking at a piece of bronze which is … [sighs] the image of my friend and my friend’s not here any more.”

What went through your mind when David Bowie started saying the Lord’s Prayer at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert?

What the f**k is he doing? [laughs] It hadn’t been rehearsed. I suppose it would have been nice if he had told us but maybe it was truly spontaneous. I never had that conversation with him afterwards.

When did you last see John Deacon?

Oh, a long time ago. He’s very private now and he communicates by emails when there’s a business discussion, but that’s it.

(➡️ source: brianmay.com website)

📸 In this pic: 1981 - Freddie Mercury posing

Photo by © Lord Snowdon

#lord snowdon #2011 #interview #zanzibar #legend #queen #brian may #john deacon #freddiebulsara #london #queen band #roger taylor #freddie mercury #q magazine #photosession 1981 #1981

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onefootin1941 · 8 months

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Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, at nineteen. 🎀

#princess anne #happy birthday!#princess royal #at nineteen #lord snowdon #hulton-deutsch #corbis #getty #1969 #royals #uk #british royal family #young royals

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robertocustodioart · 8 months

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María Félix by Lord Snowdon 1975

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tygerland · 9 months

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Tom Cruise (1984) by Lord Snowdon.

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voguefashion · 1 month

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Elizabeth Taylor photographed by Lord Snowdon for American Vogue, April 15, 1971.

#elizabeth taylor #lord snowdon #american vogue #vogue us #vogue #1971 #fashion photography #fashion photoshoot #fashion #style #beauty #1970s

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royally-obsessed · 7 months

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On this day in 1965

Braemar Gathering

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Prince Charles, Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones at the Braemar Highland Gathering in Scotland on 9th September 1965.

#on this day #queen elizabeth ii #prince philip #duke of edinburgh #princess anne #princess margaret #king charles iii #queen mother #lord snowdon

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catherinetheprincessofwales · 4 months

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The British Royal Family: The Wales’ family and the classic shirt -> 1992, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2023. 📷 Lord Snowdon, Mario Testino, Michael Middleton(?), Mario Testino and Josh Shinner.