Family Collection (#95)

Diana, Princess of Wales on holiday with her son Prince Harry on the British Virgin Islands. 9th January 1989

Prince William pictured during an official photocall on the banks of the River Dee, Balmoral, Scotland. 12th August 1997

Film Director Alfred Hitchcock saying goodbye to Grace Kelly and her husband Prince Rainier. Alfred Hitchcock is filming " Frenzy", his first film made in Britain for 21 years

Prince Rainier of Monaco and family arriving at Heathrow airport from Nassau after a 10 day holiday. Pictured coming down the steps, from top down, Prince Rainier

Princess Grace of Monaco and her daughter Princess Caroline opened an exhibition of cloth fantasies by Baroness Ludmila von Falz-Fein in Baker Street

Princess Caroline of Monaco leaving Heathrow Airport for Paris. Princess Caroline is going home after finishing her school term. 2nd July 1973

The departure of Princess Grace and Prince Albert of Monaco from London Airport to the USA. 1st July 1973

Princess Grace of Monaco and her two young daughters Stephanie (left) and Caroline leave Heathrow Airport for America. 29th March 1973

Princess Grace of Monaco arrives at the Aldwych Theatre for a performance of Shakespeares " A Midsummer Nights Dream". London, 16th September 1971

Princess Grace of Monaco at Heathrow Airport on arrival from Monaco. With her are her daughters, Caroline, and Stephanie. 11th September 1971

Princess Grace of Monaco and her daughter, Princess Caroline, 14, on arrival at Heathrow Airport. Tomorrow they will attend the Ideal Home Exhibition where the Executive Council meeting room at

Repatriated wounded soldiers seen here with their families after returning home. Circa October 1943

Miss Edna Ford with daughters and baby Roger during the Second World War. 10th December 1944

Corporal Alton Waldron of Quebec saying goodbye to his wife and baby son Robert returning to his unit from leave at Waterloo Station today. 31st December 1943

An Army band plays with wives and girlfriends during some off duty leisure time in the Second World War. 18th February 1941

Film actress Nanette Newman with her daughter Sarah and their dog Sam. Virginia Water, Surrey. 29th November 1959

A postcard sent home to his wife by a young British soldier of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) serving in France during the early days of the Second World War

Their home destroyed by a German V-1 flying bomb, the Metcalf family carrying on with their usual routine of bacon for breakfast around the kitchen table amidst the chaos

Princess Grace of Monaco arriving at Heathrow Airport from Nice with her daughter Princess Caroline who was returning to school in England. 24th January 1973

Leading Aircraftman Horace Perks, his wife, nine year old daughter and Mrs Morrin of Highgate Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham who were saved by a Morrison shelter after a large part of the house

Members of the Perks and Morrin families of Highgate Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham who were saved by a Morrison shelter after a large part of the house collapsed around them during an air raid

Homeless Chelsea residents, who lost their home during the previous nights air raid on the city. 23rd February 1944

Young siblings Michael Briggs (aged 2) and older sister Christine (3) received toys when they visited an exhibition of toys held at Oxford Street, central London. Their father, C.J

Cpl Alton Waldron of Quebec, Canada, saying goodbye to his wife and baby son Robert, then returning to his unit from leave at Waterloo Station, London, today. Picture taken 28th December 1943

Picture shows Mrs Edna Ford with her children, leave their house in Knowle Park, Bristol. (Avon and Somerset area) Daughter June (left - aged 5) Her other daughter (right - aged 8)

Gas masks are distributed and fitted at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R
Gas masks are distributed and fitted at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A.R.P. service. As demand for gas mask rise as tension between Germany and Poland rises 28th August 1939

Bombardier M. Simons of Cardiff pictured with his wife and mother after his return from serving with the British Army in the Far East during World War Two. Circa 1945

Wounded soldier Joe Miller at home with his mother after the Second World War. 23rd December 1945

People of Ortona return home. A town captured by by 8th Army Canadians after days of street fighting. Circa January 1944

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is reunited with his son William aboard Royal Yacht Britannia in Venice following his two week tour of Italy. 5th May 1985

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is reunited with his son Prince William aboard Royal Yacht Britannia in Venice following his two week tour of Italy. 5th May 1985

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales are reunited with their sons William and Harry aboard Royal Yacht Britannia in Venice following their two week tour of Italy. 5th May 1985

Mrs Cecilia Tarrant of 7 Camberwell Grove, London, greets her returning son Charlie with her husband (right) and other five sons left to right: Bob, Frank, Jack, Ted and Fred

British army gunner Fish and his wife study an exhibit at the Daily Mirror Exhibition of War Photography held in London during the second World War

Sixty nine year old Mr and Mrs Benson of Sale, Cheshire have a dotted a family of 12 girls. They are all transferred war workers for whom the Bensons have provided a home from home

Two brothers of Reading, Berkshire, Leading Aircraft-man Ronald Couch of the Royal Air Force and Driver Eric Couch of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC)

Mr G Ebsworth with his baby aged two, Berry Daniels. Baby Daniels was shielded by his mother when their Anderson shelter, near the Thames Estuary, suffered a close hit

Bob Sheppard and his fiddle being greeted by his sister, Mrs F. Hughes. 11th September 1944

The Pound family of Islington, London, return home from being evacuated to Harborough, Leicestershire. The family race up the steps of the home with Mr Pound who stayed behind, in the background

When an F bomb demolished Mrs Rayners home she was in an Anderson shelter yards from the bomb with her four children. She is seen with her daughter Susan outside the shelter. July 1944

Lance corporal E. Nosworthy home on leave. December 1943

Among the mess orderlies in a barracks in the Eastern Command is Lance Corporal L. Jenkins ATS of Ongar Road, Brentwood who volunteered for the Auxiliary Territorial Service

Householders removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Smallheath, Birmingham following a raid on the city. 16th August 1940

Householders and ARP recovery squad removing furniture from their bomb damage home in Hodge Hill Common, Birmingham, following a raid on the city. 18th August 1940

Citizens of Helmond, with a few belongings leaving the town to take shelter behind British lines as elements of the 29th Armoured Brigade push on through the town towards Ms. 22nd September 1944

Evacuation. The children happily play by the fireside with their new guardians in their new, hopefully safer, home away from London d East End, during World War Two

A British soldier of 3rd Division makes friends with a young French couple and their baby in a ruined street in Caen following the fall of the town into allied hands. 10th July 1944

These two Service sisters met in Delhi, India during the Second World War. Third Officer " Bunny" Grist of the WRNS has served two and a half years overseas in South Africa

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Family: A timeless bond that transcends generations and continents. From the classic beauty of a Ford Cortina Mk2 1600E, 1968, Red, to the majestic African Elephants with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background at Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa - family is found in every corner of our world. Remembering Jenny Agutter's heartwarming portrayal in The Railway Children (1970), we are reminded that family extends beyond bloodlines. Just like The Railway Children original UK one-sheet poster captures their unity and resilience. Pets too become cherished members of our families. Whether it's a loyal Border Collie adult teaching its puppy life lessons in the garden or three Cavalier King Charles Spaniels sitting behind a log with unwavering love and companionship. Even Border Terrier Dogs find solace in each other's company. In nature, even wild animals exhibit familial bonds. Witness the playful African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) as they engage with an impala's leg – reminding us that playfulness knows no boundaries when it comes to family ties. Artistic expressions also celebrate this universal concept. Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali (1955) Academy Poster reminds us of how stories can bring families together across cultures and time periods. And let us not forget the nostalgia evoked by vintage cars like the iconic 1966 Ford Anglia or the charming 1957 Morris Minor – symbols of journeys taken together as a family through time. Whether it be human connections or those formed between humans and animals, family remains an unbreakable thread woven into our lives.