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In the black and white picture, the then-Princess stood alongside Princess Margaret and another girl and Royal School head Hubert Tannar, all preparing for a Christmas pantomime of Aladdin. The Princess of Wales tonight shared a rare image of Queen Elizabeth as a young girl preparing for a Christmas panto, revealing her own children inherited Her Majesty's love of 'putting on little shows'. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites.

The performance took place during World War Two, meaning the late Queen was still a teenager in the happy picture.

The Wales family were perfectly coordinated, as George also appeared as a mini William, wearing a smart suit with a navy and white tie. It then goes into Alexis Ffrench's beautiful piano rendition of the festive favourite as the Prince continued to recite: 'If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb. King Charles III's siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, did not appear to be at the event. At different times of the day, or in different seasons, the light falling in the Abbey will light up something that you have walked past a million times and never seen before.

Among those in attendance were other senior members of the royal family, including Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.Prince Andrew's daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, were also present with their husbands, Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Audiences watching the service expressed their emotion at the poignant images shown of the Queen on a grand piano played by Ffrench, a composer who is the Artistic Director at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.