Olga, Elizabeth, Marina - three princesses of Greece and Denmark, photographed by Bertram Park, circa 1938

 

This trio of impossibly chic sisters, "style icons" of the mid-Thirties, were the daughters and only children of Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, the former the third son of George I, King of the Hellenes, and the latter, née Grand Duchess Elena, the daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia and his formidable wife, Maria Pavlovna.

Left to right: Marina, Elizabeth, Olga.

Olga (11 June 1903 – 16 October 1997), Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, wife of Prince Paul, Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Elizabeth (24 May 1904 – 11 January 1955), Countess of Törring-Jettenbach, wife of Karl Theodor, Count of Törring-Jettenbach.

Marina (13 December 1906 – 27 August 1968), Duchess of Kent, wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George V.

The uncropped original of the above, the intended crop marks visible.

Another uncropped original, with crop marks and retouching - in the lamp at top - visible.

Marina, Duchess of Kent.

Princess Paul of Yugoslavia. (Two images.)

I'm more than a bit frustrated that I've not been able to find more and larger images from this "hatted" series of the sisters. I know they exist; I've seen them.

The Countess of Törring-Jettenbach.

The Duchess of Kent.

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Bertram Charles Percival Park (1883, Minster, Kent – 1972, Pinner, Middlesex), English portrait photographer. Engravings of his photographs were widely used on British and British Commonwealth postage stamps, currency, and other official documents in the 1930s. He initially worked in the family firm which made artist's materials. He married the photographer Yvonne Gregory in 1916 and three years later, joined by Marcus Adams, they established studios in London; sharing darkroom staff and facilities, they were known as the "Three Photographers". The majority of his sitters consisted of British and European royalty, society and theatrical figures. Outside of photography he was an expert on the cultivation of roses, about which he wrote several books. He was also a police commander for more than a decade.