Magnum Mania!

Wherever Higgins is right now, rest assured he is paying his highest respects.

I’m reminded of that portrait of hers by his safe at Robin’s Nest.
The news came out around dinner time today - she has been the Queen all my lifetime. It’ll be a different world tomorrow with Charles III on the throne.
RIP your Maj.

charybdis1966 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:13 pm I’m reminded of that portrait of hers by his safe at Robin’s Nest.
The news came out around dinner time today - she has been the Queen all my lifetime. It’ll be a different world tomorrow with Charles III on the throne.
RIP your Maj.

Was that portrait Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mum?

I think it is QE II.

Aloha Friday wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:06 pm I think it is QE II.

I’d always thought it was the Queen albeit when she was in her 30’s.

charybdis1966 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:25 pm

Aloha Friday wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:06 pm I think it is QE II.

I’d always thought it was the Queen albeit when she was in her 30’s.

I’m not certain, but I thought someone identified her as the Queen Mum many years ago.

I cant find that particular portrait that was used in the show anywhere...may have been a product of the set makers...here is a picture of the Queen Mum, I think around the same vintage as Higgins' portrait. and a couple of the queen... The neclace in the photo of the queen looks like the one in the portrait over the mantle.

This is the best I can find, but I think the dress looks more like that of the Queen Mum.

https://ibb.co/hmcb74v

Ooops, look at this one...same dress and necklace.

Charybdis1966 was right!

Sorry, credit goes to Pohonu...but why a portrait of the Queen Mum and not the Queen? I know she was popular, but you would think Higgins would be toasting the Queen all those years.

OK...last one. I think this might have been the model for the portrait. What do you all think?

Pahonu wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:23 am

charybdis1966 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:25 pm

Aloha Friday wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:06 pm I think it is QE II.

I’d always thought it was the Queen albeit when she was in her 30’s.

I’m not certain, but I thought someone identified her as the Queen Mum many years ago.

I do remember a post on a episode thread where someone had concluded it was the queen mum. Not sure which episode though but what Pahonu says does ring a bell.
Does seem odd that Higgins would have a portrait of the Queen mum and not Queen Elizabeth however.

I'd bet the production staff probably didn't know that wasn't the queen. I had always assumed the portrait was of Queen Elizabeth.

Aloha Friday wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:41 am I'd bet the production staff probably didn't know that wasn't the queen. I had always assumed the portrait was of Queen Elizabeth.

Most people only giving that portrait a cursory glance in episode would assume it was QEII as did I !