Photograph of Princess Elizabeth, who is seated on the floor; she wears a dress embroidered with rabbits and flowers; bare feet. She looks upwards. Toy tiger on the floor. On 6 January 1927 Princess Elizabeth's parents, the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), sailed from Portsmouth for Australia and New Zealand, where the Duke was to open the Commonwealth Parliament in the new Australian capital of Canberra. They were to be away for six months. Princess Elizabeth was taken to four sitting with Adams during her parents' absence. The photographs from these sittings - including this portrait of the Princess - were sent to the Duke and Duchess, enabling them to see their daughter's development and to be assured of her well-being.