1952: Queen Elizabeth yanks young Prince Charles through a window

Alex Arbuckle



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Elizabeth II, daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I, married Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947.

The next year, they had a son, Charles, and in 1950 a daughter, Anne.

With the death of King George VI on Feb. 6, 1952, the throne passed to Elizabeth. She was coronated on June 2, 1953 in a spectacular ceremony.

Here, just a few months after her crowning, the 27-year-old queen plays with the prince and princess at Balmoral Castle, a royal estate in Scotland.

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28th September 1952: Princess Elizabeth helping Prince Charles to climb through a window at Bamoral Castle, Scotland. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)
28th September 1952: Princess Elizabeth helping Prince Charles to climb through a window at Bamoral Castle, Scotland. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)

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28th September 1952: Queen Elizabeth playing with her children, Charles and Anne in the garden of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)
28th September 1952: Queen Elizabeth playing with her children, Charles and Anne in the garden of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)



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28th September 1952: Queen Elizabeth II leaning out of a window with Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (left) and Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)
28th September 1952: Queen Elizabeth II leaning out of a window with Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (left) and Prince Charles Philip Arthur George. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)



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