Eighty years ago this Christmas, Prince Philip of Greece had 'kerching' moment. At a pantomime at Windsor Castle , the 22-year-old was stunned to see Princess Elizabeth, parading across the stage.
A charming collection of hand-drawn Christmas cards by a young Queen Elizabeth II have emerged for sale for £12,000. Princess Elizabeth created the festive cards throughout the 1930s
For 17 years Crawfie, whose real name was Marion Crawford, occupied a unique position in the lives of the Queen, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret
The then Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh married in November 1947, after a courtship that had lasted for nearly a decade. Above: At a ball in 1947; and meeting in 1939.
When it was published in 1950, Marion Crawford's book, The Little Princesses, was a national sensation. Above: 'Crawfie' with young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.
After serving as Her Late Majesty's Equerry in the 1980s, Sir Tim made the leap from royal servant to royal spouse. Above: Sir Tim, then the Queen's Equerry, is seen with Princess Anne in 1989.
William Tallon, who became known as Backstairs Billy, spent half a century as an aide of the Queen Mother. Marion Crawford served as a nanny to the then Princess Elizabeth.