King George II & Queen Elizabeth (nee Romania)

They had something going before exile and divided loyalties tore them apart. To be fair, Elisabetta was never fully accepted by the Greek Royal Family in general.

They had something going before exile and divided loyalties tore them apart. To be fair, Elisabetta was never fully accepted by the Greek Royal Family in general.

It must be said that Elizabeth had a character and a very different behavior of the members of Greek family. She was very proud and imbued with her row and her royal ancestry. Her own mother, Queen Marie of Romania did not include this child so proud and did not feel close to her.

Well...From the letters to Missy, Elisabetta did try to merge with the Greeks. However she had no allies in that family other than Helen. Queen Sophie wasn't kind to her and did not gave her any jewels after the wedding.

George again became Crown Prince, after the return of his father on his throne in 1920 :

He was a very handsome young man.

He was a very handsome young man.

George had, like Helen, inherited features from his mother Sophie. Both were the most beautiful among the children of Constantine but, in return, they were also those who were soon marked by age, quickly losing their freshness and youthful appearance, and appearing older than their other siblings at the same age.

I think Helen kept up her looks much better than her sisters Irene & Katherine. As for George, yes he aged prematurely, but I think Paul also did.

Is there a picture of Queen Elizabeth by Tamara de Lempicka somewhere in the forum?

Don't think she was painted by Tamera, she was definitely painted by Philip de Laszlo

She was painted by her--don't know the date and haven't seen a picture anywhere. There doesn't seem to be much info on it--just that it was done sometime 'by the 1930's'.

I never saw a photo of that portrait if it ever existed. If the portrait was taken back to Romania. It might have been gone. Like the lost Philip de Laszlo.

George and Elizabeth :

Taken in London ?

Taken in London ?

Not, in France, during a stay in Paris.

I don't think the story between them was really told. When they were married. George was in love with Elisabetha, but she was not but she tried to make a good effort of it. The Greek Royal family (except Helen) did not warm towards the new comer. Queen Sophie did not give Elisbetha a single jewel, in fact she did not even let her see them according to Elisabetta.