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King George VI (far left), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret (both centre) wave goodbye to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh as the couple leave for the Commonwealth Tour, 31 January 1952. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022.

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King George VI and The Queen photographed for the occasion of their Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1948. © Illustrated News London Ltd / Mary Evans.

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25 January 1923

My dear Darling

I am just writing you a very little letter, which I hope you will get on Friday or Saturday. There won’t be anything in it at all, except to say that I shall be thinking about you when you get this, & hoping that everything will go wonderfully well. I am quite sure it will. Also, I might add that I do love you Bertie, & feel certain that I shall more & more. I shall miss you terribly. You are such an Angel to me.

Goodbye till Sunday - may it come quickly

from your always and forever loving E

On 3 January 1923 the Duke of York proposed to Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon for a third time, after she declined the first two in 1921 and 1922. Elizabeth took over a week to decide and accepted the Prince's proposal on the evening of Sunday 14 January after he 'proposed continuously' since the Friday. Photographed after their engagement, 1923. ©Curatorial Assistance Inc. / E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection.

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The Royal Family - Princess Elizabeth, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret - photographed onboard the HMY Victoria and Albert III in 1938. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2021.

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The Duchess of York and her six-week-old son Prince Albert, both later Queen Mary and King George VI, photographed in January 1896. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.

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The royal children, Prince Edward, Prince Albert (later Kings Edward VIII and George VI) and Princess Mary, photographed at Snettisham Beach in Norfolk, 1901. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.

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A Christmas card from the royal family in 1945. The photograph was taken on V.E. Day when the King, the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the cheering crowds below. 

Princess Elizabeth is wearing her ATS uniform, which she joined in 1945, becoming the first female royal to be an active full-time member of the Armed Forces. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020.

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King George VI, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret photographed by Dorothy Wilding in 1951. © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London.

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The Duke and Duchess of York photographed on their wedding day, 26 April 1923.  Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019.

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King George VI, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret photographed by Dorothy Wilding in 1948. © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London.

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King George VI, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret photographed by Dorothy Wilding in 1951. © William Hustler and Georgina Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London.

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6 May 1935 | The Duke and Duchess of York, their daughters Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, and Prince George, Duke of Kent, leave St. Paul’s Cathedral after a service marking the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary. 

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A Christmas card from the Royal Family in 1939. Taken by Marcus Adams on 20 December 1938, the featured portrait is of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose. © The Royal Collection.

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A Christmas card from the Duke and Duchess of York for the year 1929-30. The couple chose this portrait of themselves with their three-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II), taken by Marcus Adams during a sitting on 30 July 1929. © The Royal Collection.

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The Duke and Duchess of York with their daughter Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), photographed by Marcus Adams on 30 July 1929. © The Royal Collection.

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The Royal Family 1938 ⇢ 1968. 

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with their daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose ⇢ Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with their children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.