They are none other than the younger selves of HRH Elizabeth and HRH Margaret aboard The Royal Yacht of the time. I think they were playing at being either rescued sailors, or stowaways, when they smiled so nicely for my Uncle Fred, who was a member of the yacht's crew.
And the dent? Well that was made by this much loved lady...
I love the fact that they were kind enough to allow the photos to be taken, even posing with special smiles for no one but my uncle...
But maybe the best snap he captured was this one of father and daughter taking an early morning jog around deck. No wonder the little girl is still hale and hearty in her eighties. Long may she reign.
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Oh your story and photos are wonderful, thanks so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, what a beautifully captured slice of history - and such a sweet tale!
ReplyDeleteThat is a very special collection of photographs. Wonderfully informal, they are a part of the history of our times. Thank you so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteWhat fascinating photos - real family treasures, no doubt. It's good to see the informal side of Royalty.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing - this is beautiful
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these!!
ReplyDeleteThey really are wonderful.
Im with all of the others, thank you so much for sharing them.
xxm
My goodness, those are quite the treasures in the family album.
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed these photos, Jinksy...it's really nice that you have them.
ReplyDeleteHello Jinksy,
ReplyDeleteI could recognise HM but wouldn't have got Margaret! These really are wonderful mementoes to have. Well done Uncle Fred!
I recognized Queen Elizabeth II immediately; she still looks the same! And I also recognized George VI and his Elizabeth in their younger days. Margaret I would not have got at all except that she was near, and slightly younger than, her sister.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Jinksy!
P.S. - Do you know the year these photos were made? My guess is that they were made in 1936 or before 1936, when either Edward VIII or George V was king and Prince Albert's family just happened to be along on the yacht on holilday. Can't imagine that much informality allowed, even to a crew member of the royal yacht, after Albert became George VI. Or maybe I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteDo you remember Crawfie's book, The Little Princesses?
holilday! lol
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat special photos these are, not many people will have pictures like these to look back at.
Don't you think old photos are much more interesting than those we take today in all their colorfulness?
Rare and precious photos of a future queen. These photos are truly unique. Lucky you, lucky us!
ReplyDeleteReally great photos. Wonderful keepsakes. Good thing you know the stories too.
ReplyDeleteThese are great photographs to have in your collection. I like the informality of these, particularly father and daughter jogging.
ReplyDeletePeriodically I go back through old photo's (family and collected)my Father gave my brother a worse case of that bug than me- once in a while famous people crop up and I am swept away by it.For me there are no better jigs and jogs for memory and creative -even historical- interests, than photo's ! Thanks-
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Thanks so much for sharing those!
ReplyDeleteThose are truly priceless - candid and relaxed. Love the Queen Mum.
ReplyDeleteEven I recognized little Elizabeth. Pretty girl she was. And she still looks good. How great that your uncle actually worked on their ship. That makes you almost Royal ;-)
ReplyDelete(note to self: must take up jogging)
Such an interesting trip down memory line, thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteSomeone more mercenary than you, Jinks . . . such as me . . . would be thinking . . "Bet those pics are worth a bundle." Never let them out of your sight!
ReplyDeletethose are extraordinary photos jinksy. the good health of the queen is astonishing to me. i know she knows things we don't but that's one secret i'd love for her to share. steven
ReplyDeleteWow! You are definitely the winner this week. Those are priceless photos. I feel like I was there and actually knew them. Thank you so much.
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Wow they are probably worth a fortune. I love the stories about the royal family. That is why I am called QMM, I guess. I had to get a new blog addy and maybe I told you before but anyway I am still just.
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What treasures those pictures are! Have you thought of sending copies to Her Majesty?
ReplyDeleteI have always been a royalist, loved the Queen Mother and also Queen Elizabeth. I envy you my friend, the Royal Family are so special....Hugs
ReplyDeleteWow, what a slice of history to have in your possession. I bet your uncle could tell some really interesting stories about that yacht. Why do I have such a hard time writing that word, YACHT, it just doesn't feel right, LOL. Great photos, and story, keep them close to hand and don't let anyone squirrel them away from you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pics Penny. Real family heirlooms. - Dave
ReplyDeleteI love this. How nice to have it in your family.
ReplyDeleteWhat treasures to have in the family album, not just one but 2, 3!! It makes them all so human on the level with everyone else. Very nice and I love the answer to who put the dent in the pillow! Great photos, historic & regal!
ReplyDeleteBlimey, there's posh.
ReplyDeleteWow, there certainly can't be many who have Royals in their family photo albums! Quite something! Love the one of our Queen jogging! Sweet!
ReplyDeleteI really like the last photo
ReplyDeleteyou can feel the ocean breeze
and sense the affection
before even starting to read your post, as soon as i saw the first pic, i thought of lilibeth. funny to see i was right. such candid photos!! nice to have. it's nice to see she had a childhood of some sort as her adult life was thwarted by a crown arriving so soon, removing any sense of normalcy.
ReplyDeletethanx 4 sharing!!
:)~
HUGZ
Too fun that you have these photographs and the story behind them in your possession. They are delightful. Thanks for sharing.
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