77 years on, HM’s cousin is still pretty as a picture

THE Queen’s cousin Princess Alexandra, 80, came face to face with her three-yearold self when she went to the Philip Mould gallery in London to admire a portait of her by Sir Oswald Birley.

The illustrious artist, father of Annabel’s founder Mark Birley and grandfather of 5 Hertford Street owner Robin, painted many members of the Royal Family, including George V, Queen Mary, George VI, the Queen Mother and the Queen.