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See the Personal Family Photos That Remind Queen Elizabeth She Was 'Young Once'

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth in South Africa in March 1947.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth in South Africa in March 1947.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret during a visit to Balmoral in 1938.</p> <p>"Private photos can often show the fun behind the formality," the Queen says in the documentary, <em>Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen.</em></p>
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    Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret during a visit to Balmoral in 1938.

    "Private photos can often show the fun behind the formality," the Queen says in the documentary, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth with her grandmother Queen Mary. </p> <p>"I expect just about every family has a collection of photographs or films that were once regularly looked at to recall precious moments — but which over time are replaced by newer images and more recent memories," the Queen says.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth with her grandmother Queen Mary.

    "I expect just about every family has a collection of photographs or films that were once regularly looked at to recall precious moments — but which over time are replaced by newer images and more recent memories," the Queen says.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth Princess Margaret and Prince Philip during a Balmoral picnic in 1946.</p> <p>"You always hope that future generations will find them interesting and perhaps be surprised that you, too, were young once," the Queen shares.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth Princess Margaret and Prince Philip during a Balmoral picnic in 1946.

    "You always hope that future generations will find them interesting and perhaps be surprised that you, too, were young once," the Queen shares.

  • <p>King George VI with his daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1947.</p>
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    King George VI with his daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1947.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret travelling to South Africa in 1947.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret travelling to South Africa in 1947.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in Balmoral in 1939.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in Balmoral in 1939.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret at Royal Lodge Windsor in 1940.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret at Royal Lodge Windsor in 1940.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth with her uncle Prince George the Duke of Kent at Windsor Castle in the early 1930s.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth with her uncle Prince George the Duke of Kent at Windsor Castle in the early 1930s.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth with her father King George VI and her sister Princess Margaret during the war at Royal Lodge Windsor in 1940.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth with her father King George VI and her sister Princess Margaret during the war at Royal Lodge Windsor in 1940.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth shows her engagement ring from Prince Philip during a visit to Balmoral in 1946.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth shows her engagement ring from Prince Philip during a visit to Balmoral in 1946.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth in South Africa in 1947.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth in South Africa in 1947.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth in the theaters of Balmoral in 1946.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth in the theaters of Balmoral in 1946.

  • <p>Princess Elizabeth as a young girl with her father.</p>
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    Princess Elizabeth as a young girl with her father.

<p>Princess Elizabeth in South Africa in March 1947.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret during a visit to Balmoral in 1938.</p> <p>"Private photos can often show the fun behind the formality," the Queen says in the documentary, <em>Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen.</em></p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth with her grandmother Queen Mary. </p> <p>"I expect just about every family has a collection of photographs or films that were once regularly looked at to recall precious moments — but which over time are replaced by newer images and more recent memories," the Queen says.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth Princess Margaret and Prince Philip during a Balmoral picnic in 1946.</p> <p>"You always hope that future generations will find them interesting and perhaps be surprised that you, too, were young once," the Queen shares.</p>
<p>King George VI with his daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in 1947.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret travelling to South Africa in 1947.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in Balmoral in 1939.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret at Royal Lodge Windsor in 1940.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth with her uncle Prince George the Duke of Kent at Windsor Castle in the early 1930s.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth with her father King George VI and her sister Princess Margaret during the war at Royal Lodge Windsor in 1940.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth shows her engagement ring from Prince Philip during a visit to Balmoral in 1946.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth in South Africa in 1947.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth in the theaters of Balmoral in 1946.</p>
<p>Princess Elizabeth as a young girl with her father.</p>
Erin Hill

The BBC documentary, Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, features private home movies of the Queen as a young girl and tells the real story of her life as a Princess — through her own eyes and in her own words.

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