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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mee-Lai Stone

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret's wartime pantomimes – in pictures

Royal pantomime: Princess Elizabeth Cinderella 1941
Princess Elizabeth in Cinderella in 1941 Photograph: Lisa Sheridan/SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Princess Margaret Princess Elizabeth Cinderella
Princess Margaret, aged 11, and Elizabeth, aged 15, as Cinderella and Prince ­Florizel in 1941 Photograph: Lisa Sheridan /SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Cinderella
Another shot from Cinderella. The albums were compiled by Hubert Tanner, head of the local school, who wrote and directed all the shows Photograph: SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Queen Mother Elizabeth Margaret
The Queen Mother (then queen consort) pays a visit to the set Photograph: Lisa Sheridan/SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Queen Mother Margaret Elizabeth stage
The Queen Mother and daughters again. It was Margaret who first suggested putting on a panto Photograph: Lisa Sheridan/SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Aladdin
The cast of Aladdin, 1943 Photograph: SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Princesses Aladdin
Princess Elizabeth played Aladdin, and her sister, Princess Roxana Photograph: SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Margaret 1944
Princess Margaret and Cyril Woods – who also appeared in all the plays, and collected the photos – in Old Mother Red Riding Boots, 1944 Photograph: SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Margaret
Princess Margaret in Old Mother Red Riding Boots. All the pantos were put on in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle Photograph: Lisa Sheridan/SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Elizabeth Margaret jockey
Elizabeth and Margaret jockeying for position in Old Mother Red Riding Boots Photograph: Lisa Sheridan/SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Margaret Elizabeth Cinderella
Princess Margaret (right) and Princess Elizabeth (middle) in Cinderella Photograph: SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: Margaret Elizabeth Cinderella
Margaret and Elizabeth in Cinderella. The future queen took a male part in three of the four productions, while her younger sister always got a female role Photograph: Lisa Sheridan/SWNS.com
Telegram press cuttings
A telegram and newspaper cuttings about the pantomimes, which are also up for auction Photograph: SWNS.com
Royal pantomime: signed photograph
A signed photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth from 1943 Photograph: SWNS.com
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