Happy Memories of Our Queen

Today, the Queen Elizabeth Digital Memorial releases rarely seen archival photographs and memories of the late Queen’s life to mark the fourth anniversary of her passing.

The SWI was honoured to share a special find from the 1953 Scottish Home and Country magazine. Written by Mrs Lamb, a member of Crathie Institute and wife of Rev John Lamb of Crathie Kirk, the article, Happy Memories of Our Queen shares her personal memories of the young Queen’s girlhood on Royal Deeside.

A special thanks to SWI member Ann McGhee who brought the article to life again by making a recording of Mrs Lamb’s words allowing this wonderful piece of SWI history to be heard more than 70 years after it was first published.

We’d like to encourage any of our members to share their own memories of the late Queen via the Queen Elizabeth Digital Memorial website: https://www.queenelizabeth.com/#map=6.07/57.124/-1.787

(Please note, no account is required to listen to the recording, please close the pop up when prompted)