Photograph of a three-quarters length portrait of Princess Elizabeth, now HM Queen Elizabeth II, seated in three-quarters left, facing the viewer and wearing a sleeveless dress with neckless. On 20 January 1936 King George V died at Sandringham and the Prince of Wales acceded to the throne as King Edward VIII. He was never crowned, abdicating after a reign of only 325 days. On 11 December the Duke of York was proclaimed Sovereign, as King George VI. This portrait of Princess Elizabeth was taken at a sitting on the 15 December 1936, just four days after the accession of King George VI.