Royal Babies: Pre-1900
From the Country Life Archive: Pre-1900 frontispieces of royal babies.
H.R.H The Duchess of York and children Country Life, July 15, 1899
H.R.H. The Grand Duke Michel, the Countess Torby, and children Country Life, November 18, 1899
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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