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Queen (magazine)

Queen was a British society magazine established by Samuel Beeton in 1861 as The Queen. In 1958 the magazine was sold to Jocelyn Stevens and became one of the top publications of the "swinging sixties".

In 1970 the publication merged with British Harper's Bazaar to become Harper's & Queen. In 2006 the magazine dropped "& Queen" to become Harper's Bazaar UK.

Queen was a British society magazine, the magazine was founded in 1861 by Samuel Beeton as The Queen, and as The Lady's Newspaper, The Queen & Court Chronicle from 1863 to 1863, The Queen, The Lady's Newspaper & Court Chronicle from 1864 to 1922, then as The Queen from 1923 to 1961 and finally as Queen from 1962 to 1970.

The magazine was published weekly and later fortnightly.

In the 1860s the magazine focused on the lives of the wealthy Victorian society, and had approval to use the name by Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria also corrected proofs of the magazine in its early years. During this time the magazine contained poetry and articles on society news, fashion and domestic subjects.

The Lady's Newspaper and Pictorial Times (1848–1863) and the Court Chronicle (?–1863) merged with the magazine in 1863.

In 1957, Jocelyn Stevens purchased the magazine and reinvigorated it, targeting a younger audience and embracing the Swinging Sixites. Following his purchase of the magazine he approached Beatrix Miller (former editorial secretary and features writer) to leave Vogue in New York City and return to London to edit The Queen. Mark Boxer was hired as art director.

The January 1959 issue featured almost only pictures of China taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

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