Childhood photographs of Queen Elizabeth have recently come to light, and the intimate portraits are going to auction in London later this month.
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The photographs are of Elizabeth and her sister, Princess Margaret as children and teenagers, and were taken by British society photographer, Marcus Adams.
Included in the batch that is up for sale is a previously unseen snap of Her Majesty in a kilt, which was shot in 1941.
The previously unpublished photo shows a young Elizabeth standing with her arms behind her back, wearing a tartan kilt, tweed jacket and a knitted top.
The Princess looks seriously into the camera as she poses.
It is the pride of the collection, and is captioned “Balmoral Belle”.
Other photographs in the collection of 53 snaps include shots of Elizabeth and her father, King George VI, photos of Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, and portraits of a cherubic Elizabeth as a toddler.
According to The Sun, the Queen Mother would often take her daughters to Marcus’ central London studio where he would set up toys and props to keep them entertained during the shoots.
The collection will go under the hammer with London-based Chiswick Auctions on November 14, where they are expected to fetch $4669.
The auction comes as Buckingham Palace was in turmoil after another previously unseen photograph of the Queen was released last week.
The photo (above) has only just been released as it features in her longtime dresser Angela Kelly’s new book, The Other Side of The Coin.
In her new book, Angela shares how the Queen told her she had an urge to pose for a photo with her hands in her pockets, a pose which she hadn’t been photographed in before.
“Many years ago, Her Majesty disclosed something to me — a secret wish that she’d held since she was young. Throughout The Queen’s time on the throne, she has been photographed in countless formal ways.
“However, for a long time, Her Majesty wanted to be photographed more informally and have the freedom, for example, to pose with her hands in her pockets,” she wrote.
A series of photos were taken, however the more candid shots, which show the Queen with a rare ear-to-ear smile, were not immediately released, following advice from members of the Royal Collection.
“Their opinion was that these more candid photographs would bring the monarchy down and therefore they were not suitable for the public eye,” Angela explained.
“Why they thought that, I have no idea.”
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