Royalty Black Collection

Edward As Freemason
circa 1905: King Edward VII (1841 - 1910), who ascended the British throne in 1901. He is dressed as Grand Master of the Freemasons. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)

Durbar Ball
1902: The State Lancers dancing at the Viceroys Durbar Ball, in Diwan-I-Am, Delhi Fort, held to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Imperial Horse
circa 1877: The horse of Prince Imperial Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, son of Napoleon III. The horse was the Princes charger during the Zulu War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Round Table
25th June 1796: King Arthurs Round Table, looking like a dartboard with the knights names round the edge. A small royal figure is at the top and the centre is a rose

Delhi Durbar
circa 1903: The procession attending the great Durbar, held in Delhi to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Monarchist Parade
31st August 1926: A monarchist demonstration at Nuremberg which was organised in commemoration of the Imperial Army. (Photo by Grandery/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Replica Of Rocket
21st April 1913: A replica of the steam locomotive Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, on display at Crewe for a visit by King George V and Queen Mary

Monaco Fireworks
19th April 1956: A firework display in Monte Carlo to commemorate the wedding of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly. (Photo by Reg Birkett/Keystone/Getty Images)

Royal Procession
1837: Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) makes her way through London to Guildhall in the midst of a procession marking the beginning of her reign. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tutankhamen
circa 1930: A sculpture of Tutankhamen (c.1322BC - c.1340 BC) on his sarcophagus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Watch
circa 1780: A watch on a chain with its open mechanism protected by glass. Supposed to have belonged to Marie Antoinette. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Bedchamber
17th June 1975: The magnificent bedroom of Queen Marie Antoinette, consort of French King Louis XVI, at the Palace of Versailles

Bertie
1898: Albert Edward Prince of Wales (1841 - 1910), eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and later King Edward VII. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)

Prince Of Wales
circa 1860: Prince Edward (1841 - 1910) the eldest son of Queen Victoria, and later King Edward VII. (Photo by Mathew Brady/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Warsaw Palace
circa 1920: The Royal Castle and Sigismund Column, Warsaw. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Swedish Palace
circa 1900: A steam yacht is berthed at a quay outside the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Sack Race
September 1879: British soldiers cheering on their Zulu allies who are competing in a sack race at Fort Laurence to celebrate Queen Victorias birthday

Royal Launch
May 1854: Queen Victoria receiving the wine from the Master Shipwright to launch the Royal Albert. The ships figurehead is of Prince Albert

Royal Boatman
August 1919: The Kings boatman secures the Royal Barge to a mooring at the rivers edge. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Window Watch
May 1911: Female workers watching the coronation procession of King George V and Queen Mary from factory windows in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Watching The Funeral
20th May 1910: Crowds on a balcony watching the funeral procession of King Edward VII. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Waiting For News
May 1910: Carriages waiting outside Buckingham Palace during the illness of King Edward VII. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Lining The Route
19th May 1910: Crowds lining the route in Horse Guards Parade as the body of King Edward VII is taken to Westminster Hall. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Royal Banquet
9th November 1761: Footmen and waiters serving during a banquet given for George III and Queen Charlotte in the London Guildhall on Lord Mayors Day. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Greenwich Palace
circa 1767: Greenwich Palace on the Thames east of London as it appeared during the reign of George III. During Christmas 1594 William Shakespeare

Waving Goodbye
14th April 1954: Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002) and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900 - 2002) waving goodbye to Prince Charles

Windsor Castle Scene
circa 1860: Grenadier Guardsmen in bearskin hats outside St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. (Photo by Roger Fenton/Roger Fenton/Getty Images)

The Royal Castle
1915: The exterior of the Royal Castle, Bucharest. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Kabul Palace
circa 1928: The royal palace of King Amanullah at Kabul in Afghanistan. He reigned between 1919 and 1929, but was ousted by rebels who disapproved of his attempts to modernise the country

Kabul Palace
circa 1928: The royal palace of King Amanullah at Kabul in Afghanistan. He reigned between 1919 and 1929, but was ousted by rebels who disapproved of his attempts to modernise the country

Bridal Coach
26th April 1923: The bridal coach leaving Westminster Abbey, London, carrying The Duke of York (later King George VI) and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Royal Procession
26th April 1923: Part of the wedding procession entering Whitehall, London before the marriage of The Duke of York (later King George VI) and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

St Georges Chapel
circa 1850: The Royal Mausoleum in the vaults of St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Funeral
28th January 1901: Crowds line the streets to watch the funeral cortege of Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Attendants
1873: The attendants of the Sumptha Raja, Agra Durbar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Old And New
circa 1900: The Raja arrives to inspect the aeroplanes which flew over earlier. (Photo by Spencer Arnold/Getty Images)

Royal Progress
circa 1810: The coach of George III (1738 - 1820) passes through a busy street. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Marie Antoinette
circa 1790: Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793) Queen of France. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Swinging Bear
14th May 1956: A Russian bear cub belonging to Princess Anne enjoying a swing. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Japanese Royals
1884: A Japanese Prince and Princess in the ceremonial costume of a Japanese wedding ceremony in 1884. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Empresss Catafalque
1908: The funeral procession of the Empress Dowager Tzu-Hsi or Cixi of China (1835 - 1908), widow of the last Manchu Emperor Xianfeng. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Royal Visit
2nd July 1904: The Royal Yacht entering Kiel Canal, being saluted by German warships, during the visit of the British royal family to Germany. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub

Royal Coach
circa 1907: An Indian Rajah in the Silver Coach on his way from the station to the Palace. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

State Elephants
circa 1903: State elephants of the ruling chief at Durbar in India. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Frederick III
June 1888: The funeral at Potsdam of Emperor Frederick III of Germany (1831 - 1888) 8th King of Prussia and only son of William I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

George & Mary
April 1914: George V (1865 - 1936) and Queen Mary disembark from a ship at Calais as part of their royal visit to Paris. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Edwards Tomb
circa 1955: The tomb of Edward the Confessor (c 1003 - 1066), King of England from 1042. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Frederick III
June 1888: The funeral at Potsdam of Emperor Frederick III of Germany (1831 - 1888) 8th King of Prussia and only son of William I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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