This album includes a selection of photos from the private collection of Douglas and Kimberley Reeman, covering the years of his career following service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War through the present. A recent addition to this album is a selection of photos documenting their wedding on 5 October 1985 in Toronto, Canada.

Wedding Photos

Douglas Reeman weds Kimberley Jordan on 5 October 1985, in St. James's Cathedral, Toronto.

Douglas and Kimberley Reeman with Father David Bousfield,
5 October 1985.


In the grounds of historic St. James's Cathedral, Toronto.

Quiet Moment.

Douglas Reeman's own naval sword becomes the blade of honour.


Douglas and Kim Reeman

Douglas and Kim Reeman at home in Surrey.


Douglas Reeman

With an old friend in London's New Bond Street.
(Photo by Kim Reeman)

The International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth, England, 2005.
(Photo by Kim Reeman)

Researching For Valour aboard the last Tribal-Class destroyer,
HMCS Haida, in Toronto.
(Photo by Kim Reeman)

Metropolitan Police Training College, Hendon, England ... some of the first post-war recruits ... Douglas Reeman front row right.

Metropolitan Police Training School, Peel House, Hendon, England ... Douglas Reeman third row, third from left.

Aboard Royal Navy
T-Class Submarine

Douglas Reeman and Cutty Sark.

Douglas Reeman in the Solent with HMS Grenville
manoeuvering at speed.

Douglas Reeman in his study (Photo copyright The Surrey Advertiser.

Alexander Kent at the time of the launch of the
Richard Bolitho series in 1968.

Signing books at HMS Collingwood, Gosport.

Launch of Badge of Glory at the Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth, with Royal Marine veterans of the Falklands War. 

Aboard HMS Victory with her commanding officer and members
of her company, at the presentation of the 'Bolitho Collection'.


Guest of honour at the Trafalgar Night Dinner, HMS Nelson, Portsmouth, 1983, with the Commodore (right) and Commander (president of the wardroom mess).

With the captain of HMCS Algonquin, which is dressed overall in honour of Douglas Reeman's visit, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

With the captain of HMS Starling in Hong Kong,
receiving the ship's crest. 

Aboard HMS Kent with a Royal Navy rating in 2000.
(Photo courtesy Royal Navy)

Douglas Reeman signing books during visit to
HMS Kent
in 2000.
(Photo courtesy Royal Navy)

Presenting a collection of his books, with a Royal Navy rating, to the HMS Kent library in 2000.
(Photo courtesy Royal Navy)

Douglas Reeman aboard Grand Turk off Spithead
(Photo by Kimberley Reeman).

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