A series inspired by the history of Somerset House and the Queens who resided there when it was a palace, from the mid 16th Century to the beginning of the 18th Century.
The Queens included Elizabeth I (reign 1558 – 1603) daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, who established the English Protestant church and is sometimes referred to as the Virgin Queen. The flower held by Queen Elizabeth 1st in her famous Armada portrait symbolises youth. The flower seen here is modelled on the sunflower, symbolising adoration, loyalty and longevity, but using colours that denoted wealth and Royalty in Elizabethan times.