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Young royals captured across a near 40 year period provides a fascinating record of the first half of Queen Elizabeth's long reign with her children all featuring in the collection.

A remarkable collection of Royal Christmas cards covering almost every year between 1953 to 1989 have emerged for sale. The cards were kept by Commander Sir Philip John Row

The monarchs children and members of the Royal Family will then walk behind the Queens coffin to Wellington Arch when it leaves Westminster Abbey.

British military heroes who hold the Victoria Cross - including an RAF ace who sunk a German U-boat then landed his damaged plane while wounded - will be invited to the Queens funeral on Monday.