Princess Margaret (L) and Princess Elizabeth (R) on stage in a pantomime of Cinderella at Windsor Castle in 1941. Photos of the sisters in four plays during World War II are up for auction.
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Princess Margaret (L) and Princess Elizabeth (R) on stage in a pantomime of Cinderella at Windsor Castle in 1941. Photos of the sisters in four plays during World War II are up for auction.
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Princess Elizabeth (R), aged 17, starred in Aladdin with Princess Margaret (L) in 1943.
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Princess Elizabeth (R), aged 17, starred in Aladdin with Princess Margaret (L) in 1943.
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Princesses Elizabeth (L) and Margaret on stage.
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Princesses Elizabeth (L) and Margaret on stage.
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Princess Elizabeth (L) with Cyril Woods (C) and Princess Margaret (R) in Aladdin.
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Princess Elizabeth (L) with Cyril Woods (C) and Princess Margaret (R) in Aladdin.
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Princess Elizabeth (3R) and Princess Margaret (4R) on stage in a photograph signed in 1943.
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Princess Elizabeth (3R) and Princess Margaret (4R) on stage in a photograph signed in 1943.
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Princess Elizabeth (C) and Princess Margaret (R) on stage in a photograph signed in 1943.
Queen of the stage: Elizabeth as panto star —
Princess Elizabeth (C) and Princess Margaret (R) on stage in a photograph signed in 1943.
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Princess Elizabeth (R) confers with the Queen Mother (C) and Princess Margaret on set in 1941.
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Princess Elizabeth (R) confers with the Queen Mother (C) and Princess Margaret on set in 1941.
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Princess Elizabeth (C) with the cast of Aladdin in 1943. All four royal pantomimes were staged in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle.
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Princess Elizabeth (C) with the cast of Aladdin in 1943. All four royal pantomimes were staged in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle.
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A signed image of Princess Margaret and Cyril Woods on stage in Old Mother Red Riding Boots in 1944.
Queen of the stage: Elizabeth as panto star —
A signed image of Princess Margaret and Cyril Woods on stage in Old Mother Red Riding Boots in 1944.
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A signed image shows Elizabeth as Cinderella's Prince Florizel in 1941.
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A signed image shows Elizabeth as Cinderella's Prince Florizel in 1941.
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A signed image of Princess Margaret as Cinderella in 1941.
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A signed image of Princess Margaret as Cinderella in 1941.
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An undated, signed image of Princess Elizabeth is also part of the auction.
Queen of the stage: Elizabeth as panto star —
An undated, signed image of Princess Elizabeth is also part of the auction.
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The program for Old Mother Red Riding Boots from 1944.
Queen of the stage: Elizabeth II as panto star —
The program for Old Mother Red Riding Boots from 1944.
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The pantos were written by Hubert Tannar, an amateur actor and the headmaster of the school the princesses attended.
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The pantos were written by Hubert Tannar, an amateur actor and the headmaster of the school the princesses attended.
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Chris Albury at Dominic Winter Auctioneers says the future queen's letters to Tannar's wife reflect Elizabeth's warmth, even as a teenager.
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Chris Albury at Dominic Winter Auctioneers says the future queen's letters to Tannar's wife reflect Elizabeth's warmth, even as a teenager.
Dominic Winter Auctioneer