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07.10.121:10 PM ET

Vintage Photos of Royals To Go Under The Hammer

Recently re-discovered portraits of the Royal family in the 1950s are to be sold at auction.

The unseen pictures include a snap of a young Prince Charles sitting on an ornamental deer while his parents and grandparents watch.

From left, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother look on as a young Prince Charles sits on an ornamental deer in this family portrait of the Royals in the 1950s. ()

Little is known about the history of the photographs, purchased by the current owners during a house clearance  eight years ago.

The Queen Mother with her two children, Elizabeth and Margaret ()
Charles dips his hand in a pond ()

They are being sold by Charterhouse Auctioneers where they are expected to fetch up to £250 when they go under the hammer later this month.


This picture featuring King George VI watching his granddaughter Princess Anne walking along a wall with her mother's support, left, was taken not long before his death in 1952 ()