Mon. Aug 21st, 2023
Glamour overload: Queen Elizabeth meets the stars – in pictures
Glamour overload: Queen Elizabeth meets the stars – in pictures

  • Queen Elizabeth talks to actor Joan Collins during the Dramatic Arts reception at Buckingham Palace, February 2014

    The images are from the WPA.

    Queen Elizabeth talks to actor Joan Collins during the Dramatic Arts reception at Buckingham Palace, February 2014
  • Elizabeth meets Hollywood glamour model Marilyn Monroe Miller, standing next to Victor Mature, during the Royal Film Performance, October 1956

    Bettmann is pictured

    Queen Elizabeth meets Marilyn Monroe, standing next to Victor Mature, during the Royal Film Performance, October 1956
  • Paul McCartney gives a thumbs up to music students after they played for the Queen during her tour of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, June 1996

    The picture was taken by Bob Collier of the PA.

    Paul McCartney gives a thumbs up to music students after they played for the Queen during her tour of The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, June 1996
  • Singer Lady Gaga meets the Queen as the dance group Diversity watch, following the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, December 2009

    The picture was taken by Leon Neal/AFP.

    Singer Lady Gaga meets the Queen as the dance group Diversity watch, following the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, December 2009
  • The Queen meets Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Gary Barlow backstage during the Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, June 2012

    The photograph is of Anwar Hussein.

    The Queen meets Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Gary Barlow backstage during The Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, June 2012
  • American actor Jayne Mansfield chats with the Queen at the reception line during the Royal Command Film performance at the Odeon Theatre in London. Mansfield was in Europe to plug her film Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, April 1957

    The photograph is from the Bettmann Archive.

    American actress Jayne Mansfield chats with the Queen at the reception line during the Royal Command Film performance at the Odeon Theatre in London. Mansfield was in Europe to plug her film Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, April 1957
  • US actor Angelina Jolie is presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace. Jolie was awarded an honorary damehood for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence, October 2014

    The picture was taken by Anthony Devlin.

    US actor Angelina Jolie is presented with the Insignia of an Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George by Queen Elizabeth in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace. Jolie was awarded an honorary damehood for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence, October 2014
  • Queen Elizabeth meets Elizabeth Taylor and husband John Warner at a gala dinner in Washington DC, US, July 1976

    The photograph is of Anwar Hussein.

    Queen Elizabeth meets Elizabeth Taylor and husband John Warner at a gala dinner in Washington DC, US, July 1976
  • At Buckingham Palace during a banquet held in his honour, US President John F Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline pose with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, June 1961

    Bettmann is pictured

    At Buckingham Palace during a banquet held in his honour, US President John F Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline pose with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, June 1961
  • US actor Meryl Streep meeting Queen Elizabeth after a Royal Film Performance of Kramer vs Kramer at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, March 1980

    Graham Turner is the photographer.

    US actor Meryl Streep meeting Queen Elizabeth after a Royal Film Performance of Kramer vs Kramer at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, March 1980
  • Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) shakes hands with the Queen as the royal meets the Spice Girls pop group after the Royal Variety performance at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, December 1997

    The images are from the Agence France-Presse.

    Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice) shakes hands with the Queen as the royal meets the Spice Girls pop group after the Royal Variety performance at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre, December 1997
  • Queen Elizabeth talks to Dame Judi Dench and artist Anish Kapoor during a reception for the Praemium Imperiale Awards at Buckingham Palace, July 2011

    The photo was taken by Yui Mok/WPA.

    Queen Elizabeth talks to Dame Judi Dench and artist Anish Kapoor during a reception for the Praemium Imperiale Awards at Buckingham Palace, July 2011
  • American actor Raquel Welch shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth at a Royal Film performance. Next in line is the writer and director, Woody Allen, March 1966

    The picture was taken by George Freston.

    American actor Raquel Welch shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth at a Royal Film performance, next in line is the writer and director, Woody Allen, March 1966
  • Queen Elizabeth sits with Vogue editor Anna Wintour as they view Richard Quinn’s runway show before presenting him with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, at London Fashion Week’s BFC Show Space, February 2018

    The photo was taken by Yui Mok/WPA.

    Queen Elizabeth sits with Vogue editor Anna Wintour as they view Richard Quinn’s runway show before presenting him with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, at London Fashion Week’s BFC Show Space, February 2018
  • Singer Madonna shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth at the world premiere of the new James Bond film Die Another Day, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, November 2002

    Dan Chung/ Associated Press.

    Singer Madonna shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth at the world premiere of the new James Bond film Die Another Day, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, November 2002
  • Comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel meet the Queen at the ITV 50th Anniversary celebration at the Guild Hall in London while Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs looks on, October 2005

    The picture is of Alpha Press.

    Comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel meet the Queen at the ITV 50th Anniversary celebration at the Guild Hall in London while Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs looks on, October 2005
  • Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with US president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan at their mountaintop getaway, Rancho Del Cielo, just north of Santa Barbara, March 1983

    The picture was taken by Tim Graham.

    Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with US President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at their mountaintop getaway, Rancho Del Cielo, just north of Santa Barbara, March 1983
  • Singers Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick and George Burns meet the Queen after entertaining her during a dinner given in her honour by the City of Los Angeles, during the Royal Tour of the US, 27 February, 1983

    The photo was taken by David Levenson.

    Singers Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dionne Warwick and George Burns meet the Queen after entertaining her during a dinner given in her honour by the City of Los Angeles, during the Royal Tour of the US, 27 February, 1983
  • Sir Laurence Olivier with the Queen as she arrives at the Leicester Square Theatre for the world premiere of Richard III, which he produced and directed, December 1955

    Bettmann is pictured

    Sir Laurence Olivier with the Queen as she arrives at the Leicester Square Theatre for the world premiere of Richard III, which he produced and directed, December 1955
  • Queen Elizabeth greets singer and actor Barbra Streisand at the film premiere of Funny Lady, 1975

    The archive is from the holton Archive.

    Queen Elizabeth greets singer and actor Barbra Streisand at the film premiere of Funny Lady, 1975
  • The Queen shakes hands with the French actor Brigitte Bardot as Joan Crawford and Anita Ekberg look on, during the Royal Film Performance of Michael Powell’s The Battle of the River Plate at the Empire theatre, October 1956

    The images are from the Gamma-Keystone.

    The Queen shakes hands with the French actor Brigitte Bardot as Joan Crawford and Anita Ekberg look on, during the Royal Film Performance of Michael Powell’s The Battle of the River Plate at the Empire theatre, October 1956
  • Queen Elizabeth meets Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty at Westminster Abbey, London, at the annual Commonwealth Day Observance, March 2007

    The picture was taken by ROTA/FilmMagic.

    Queen Elizabeth meets Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at Westminster Abbey, London, at the annual Commonwealth Day Observance, March 2007
  • The Queen shakes hands with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood during a reception for Awards for Export, Technological and Environmental Achievement at Buckingham Palace, March 1999

    The photo is from the PA/Alamy.

    The Queen shakes hands with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood during a reception for Awards for Export, Technological and Environmental Achievement at Buckingham Palace, March 1999
  • Jacqueline Kennedy, with her children, John Jr and Caroline, and her brother-in-law Robert Kennedy, greet the Queen during a ceremony to unveil a monument to John F Kennedy at Runnymede, May 1965

    The Evening Standard is pictured.

    Jacqueline Kennedy, with her children, John Jr. and Caroline, and her brother-in-law Robert Kennedy, greet the Queen during a ceremony to unveil a monument to John F. Kennedy at Runnymede, May 1965
  • American actor Kirk Douglas bows as he shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth, as actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr (right) looks on, at the Royal Command premiere of director Alexander Hall’s film Because You’re Mine, in London, November 1952

    The archive is from the holton Archive.

    American actor Kirk Douglas bows as he shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth, as actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr (right) looks on, at the Royal Command premiere of director Alexander Hall’s film Because You’re Mine, in London, November 1952
  • The Queen accompanies actor Barbara Windsor on a tour of the TV soap EastEnders, November 2001

    The photo was taken by Tim Rooke/Rex.

    The Queen accompanies actor Barbara Windsor on a tour of the TV soap EastEnders, November 2001
  • Queen Elizabeth meets actors (from left) William Roache, Barbara Knox, Sue Nicholls and Helen Worth, during a visit to the set of Coronation Street at the ITV Studios, in Manchester, July 2021

    The picture was taken by Scott Heppell.

    Queen Elizabeth meets actors (from left) William Roache, Barbara Knox, Sue Nicholls and Helen Worth, during a visit to the set of Coronation Street at the ITV Studios, in Manchester, July 2021
  • The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh meet the cast of The Good Life, (from left) Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith, Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers at the BBC TV studios in Shepherd’s Bush after they attended a recording of the show in aid of the Joint UK Appeal for the Commonwealth Games, June 1978

    There is a photograph of the PA.

    The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh meet the cast of The Good Life, (from left) Paul Eddington, Penelope Keith, Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers at the BBC TV studios in Shepherd’s Bush after they attended a recording of the show in aid of the Joint UK Appeal for the Commonwealth Games, June 1978
  • The Queen stars in a James Bond sketch with actor Daniel Craig, made for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 2012

    The images are from the Agence France-Presse.

    The Queen stars in a James Bond sketch with actor Daniel Craig, made for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 2012