The Duke of York with the Earl of Strathmore's shooting party, Scotland Finish:Stretched 'The Cockney in a Slough'

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The Duke of York with the Earl of Strathmore's shooting party, Scotland Finish:Stretched 'The Cockney in a Slough'The Duke of York with the Earl of Strathmore's shooting party, Scotland, 1921. The Duke of York, (future King George VI) with the Earl of Strathmore, his father in law to be (third and fourth from the left respectively). Lady Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother, sitting in front of the Duke) acted as hostess for her father's shooting party at Glamis Castle, Forfarshire. A print from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937).