Elizabeth, II, 1926-2022 (Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1926 - 2022
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
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Item
President Makarios with Queen Elizabeth II, 1961-01
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018J/6
Scope and Contents
175 x 240 mm. President Makarios with Queen Elizabeth II during visit to Cyprus.
Dates:
1961-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Queen Elizabeth arriving at Clarence House, 1952-02
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 256/7
Scope and Contents
A cutting from 'The Daily Telegraph'.
Dates:
1952-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Slippers, 1988
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/1/1/4
Scope and Contents
A large pair of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 'Sleeping Partners' slippers, designed by Spitting Image Production Limited's David Stoten, and made by Linden Cards and Gifts Limited (SI/439). Each slipper resembles a bed, with a plastic head of the Queen residing on the end of one slipper and the head of Prince Philip on the other.
Dates:
1988
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Item
Queen Elizabeth II Bendy Finger Puppet, c late 1980s
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/7/2
Scope and Contents
A Spitting Image finger puppet of Queen Elizabeth II's face, made out of foam rubber, housed in its original packaging. The item has been manufactured by Bendy Toys, under licence from Spitting Image Productions Limited.
Three other finger puppets were made for SIPL, bearing the faces of the following: Prince Charles [now King Charles III], Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan. They are not represented in the archive.
Dates:
c late 1980s
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Research Material, 1983 - 1986
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, as part of his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file reference number within this sub-sub-sub-sub-series: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the...
Dates:
1983 - 1986
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Royal Empire Society address to Princess Elizabeth, 1947
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 22/27
Scope and Contents
An address to Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) on her 21st birthday from the Australian branches of the Royal Empire Society, 21 April 1947, signed by the Presidents and Secretaries of the branches. There is a covering note of 12 August 1947.
Dates:
1947
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Commonwealth miscellanea
File
Scrapbook, 1950 - 2007
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SALM 1/1A
Scope and Contents
Material relating to work at Chartwell, Cliveden and Fairlawne, Kent. Contains some photographs of members of the Royal Family.
Dates:
1950 - 2007
Item
Set of Eggcups, 1982 - 1988
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/5/3
Scope and Contents
A set of nine ceramic eggcups, modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear caricature faces of the following British politicians and members of the royal family: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, two copies of a baby Prince William, and a baby Princess Beatrice. All eggcups have a white glossy finish.
This set is incomplete, missing those for Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III] and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Dates:
1982 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
Sleeping Partners Slippers, 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/7
Scope and Contents
A file holding photographic material relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited's merchandise slippers, which were designed to look like beds and featured plastic heads of members of the British royal family, and American and British politicians, at the toe-ends of the shoes (SI/438-442). The majority of the file's contents are plastic sleeves with 63mm colour transparencies, but there are also contact prints and some photographs. These items feature publicity shots of the slippers,...
Dates:
1988
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Spitting Image 100th Episode, 1993-c early 2000s
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/21
Scope and Contents
A file holding a publicity photograph for Spitting Image's 100th episode, which aired in June 1993 (SI/977 (b)). The photograph features a group image of the following puppets: Queen Elizabeth II, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Neil Kinnock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince Charles [later King Charles III], and Michael Jackson. There are also a couple of computer printouts, which contain the image of another publicity shot taken at the same...
Dates:
1993-c early 2000s
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File
Spitting Image First Series, 1984
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/4
Scope and Contents
A file holding photographic negatives, contact prints and 35mm slides featuring images of puppet portrait shots, and examples of puppeteering, from the first series of Spitting Image.
Plastic sleeves holding 35mm slides are labelled with their original reference numbers, SI/2090 and 2091. The other items in this file do not have 'SI' reference numbers. The photographer of these images is unknown.
Dates:
1984
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Item
State Visit of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II to Malaysia, February 1972, 1972-02
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3031B/3
Scope and Contents
241 x 190 mm. Showing the Queen being greeted by Tuanku Abdul Halim and Tuanku Bahiyah on her arrival at Port Kelang at the start of the 1972 State Visit.
Dates:
1972-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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T-Shirts, c 1985-c 1992
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/1/2
Scope and Contents
Five, white Spitting Image merchandise t-shirts, manufactured by Fruit of the Loom, under its Screen Stars Best brand. These t-shirts feature various designs printed on the front, accompanied by the Spitting Image logo. The logo is also sometimes present on the back.The following t-shirts are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their item reference number within this sub-sub-series:1. An extra-large...
Dates:
c 1985-c 1992
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs, 1993
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/9
Scope and Contents
Numerous plastic sleeves with 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and contact prints, which feature puppet illustrations and other images used as part of the 1993 Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs. The photographic images were taken by Steve Bendelack, Andrea Heselton, Greg Pullen and other unidentified photographers.The sleeves are labelled...
Dates:
1993
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File
The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book, 1985
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/1
Scope and Contents
A file holding numerous plastic sleeves and small envelopes containing 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with some photographs, featuring images of puppet illustrations taken for the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book. These photographic images were taken by John Lawrence Jones.The sleeves and envelopes are labelled with the illustrations' original 'SI'...
Dates:
1985
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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953-06-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/COWL C
Scope and Contents
Includes one earlier undated print of Princess Elizabeth with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Dates:
1953-06-02
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From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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Press Photographs
File
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1951 - 1953-06-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/COWL D
Scope and Contents
Includes photograph of Churchill in carriage in procession at Hyde Park Corner and photograph of the Festival of Britain Thanksgiving and Dedication Service at St Paul’s (1951).
Dates:
1951 - 1953-06-02
Conditions Governing Access:
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Churchill Archives Centre
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Press Photographs
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'The Crown of the Kingdom', 1986-04-21
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1058/HUG/3/13
Scope and Contents
Page 16 from The Times featuring Hughes's poem for the 60th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with manuscript annotations by Hughes addressed to Roy Davids. The manuscript notes have the same date as the publication.
Dates:
Publication: 1986-04-21
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Photographs may not be taken of the Ted Hughes copyright material without the permission of the Estate. The Archivist can provide further information and contact details for permissions. The remainder of the collection may be photographed for private research, subject to UK copyright provisions. Those wishing to publish from the collection should seek advice from the Archivist prior to publication.
File
The Observer Magazine, 1984 - 1988
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/9
Scope and Contents
Five issues of the British newspaper supplement, The Observer Magazine. The following editions are present:1. 19 February 1984 - pages 20 and 21 feature an article on the upcoming first series of Spitting Image, accompanied by a photograph of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, who are buried amongst puppet heads.2. 16 February 1986 - pages 50 to 55 contain an article on male friendships, which includes an interview with Law...
Dates:
Publication: 1984 - 1988
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'The Really Really Rude Show', 2010 - 2012
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/11/6
Scope and Contents
A file containing several items relating to the exhibition, 'The Really Really Rude Show,' which was produced and hosted by the Andrew Edmunds Print Shop, based in London, and held between 18 October 2011 and 8 January 2012. The following are present: a manuscript list that details eight photographic transparencies, holding Luck & Flaw and Spitting Image illustrations, which have been sent to be digitally printed and placed on an optical disc for the print...
Dates:
2010 - 2012
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The Royal Flush, and Philip and Me, c 1992-c 1993
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/18
Scope and Contents
A file containing material relating to two British royal family-themed television productions, proposed by Spitting Image Productions Limited: a puppet-based soap opera, The Royal Flush; and a documentary-style film, Philip and Me. There are two-page summaries for each production, along with a more substantial treatment for The Royal Flush. Also present are copies of artwork used for the cover of that treatment...
Dates:
c 1992-c 1993
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Sub-Sub-Series
The Sunday Times Magazine, 1976 - 1982
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/10
Scope and Contents
Full issues and tearsheets for the British Sunday newspaper supplement, The Sunday Times Magazine, which contain photographic images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. One of the issues also has an article that features the partnership's ceramic ware.The following are present:1. Issue 4 July 1976, which features illustrations of the party nominees for the 1976 American presidential election. There is an illustration of Jimmy...
Dates:
Publication: 1976 - 1982
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The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
File
Topps Bubble Gum Trading Cards, 1990
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/7/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing 21 Topps bubble gum trading cards, which feature photographic images of Spitting Image puppet illustrations of celebrities and politicians on the front side, and jokes and other humourous text on the reverse side.
Dates:
1990
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Topps Bubble Gum Trading Cards, 1990
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/10
Scope and Contents
A file holding 63mm colour transparencies with images produced for trading cards that accompanied Topps' bubble gum (SI/9, 15, 63, 65, 79, 86, 97, 102, 684, 686, 717, 746, 751, 764, 831, 1020, 1035, 1037, and 1060). There are 19 plastic sleeves, each holding a dedicated set of transparencies for a particular plasticine model or puppet illustration, produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, which feature one or more celebrities, politicians or members of the British royal family....
Dates:
1990
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Transparencies, 1987
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/2/4/1
Scope and Contents
Numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which feature images of puppet illustrations made for both the British and American versions of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. These photographic images were produced by John Lawrence Jones.The sleeves are labelled with the following information: the subject(s) of the...
Dates:
1987
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