Dressed in tights, wigs, and occasionally as a man, this is the Queen as you’ve never seen her before.
These remarkable pictures of a young Princess Elizabeth, aged 15-18, are expected to fetch thousands at auction when they are sold from the private collection of friends to the royal family by Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
Teenage pantomime stars, young Princess Elizabeth and her younger sister Princess Margaret, featured in productions like Cinderella, Aladdin, and Sleeping Beauty during their time at the Royal School in Windsor.
Auctioneers have described these pictures as “the most amazing in the royal archive”.
The young Princesses in a production of Cinderella in 1941. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
A signed photograph of Princess Margaret (right) and Princess Elizabeth (second from right) starring in Aladdin in 1943. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
Elizabeth plays a male role in Cinderella in 1941. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
A portrait of 15-year-old Princess Elizabeth in costume from 1941. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret perform in Cinderella at the Royal School in Windsor in 1941. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
The royal sisters in the play Aladdin in 1943. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
A picture of Princess Margaret, 13, and Princess Elizabeth, 17, from the play Aladdin in 1943. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
The never before seen pictures will be sold at auction. Image: Dominic Winter Auctioneers.
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