Royal Babies: 1980-1989
From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1980-1989 of royal babies.


Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales with their son, Prince William. Prince William, who was born on June 21, was christened at Buckingham Palace last week Country Life, August 12, 1982
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales with their son, Prince William. This photograph, taken in the Princess's sitting room at Kensington Palace, marks their forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand Country Life, March 17, 1983
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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 2026.
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