Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and The Duke of Edinburgh: a rare signed 1950 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover, and a colour photograph of the couple seated with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne as a baby to the interior, signed in ink 'Elizabeth & Philip'.Consigned by the family of Robert Smith who was a Footman at Buckingham Palace before becoming a Steward at Windsor Castle, his career spanning from the late 1930s through to the mid-1970s. He travelled on many overseas tours with the Royal Family, accompanying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada (1939) and South Africa (1947), as well as later tours and engagements with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Domestically, he accompanied the senior Royals on carriages and coaches during state events and official visits. It forms part of an extensive collection of personal Christmas cards and related ephemera being sold in this sale.
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and The Duke of Edinburgh: a rare signed 1950 Christmas card with gilt embossed cipher to cover, and a colour photograph of the couple seated with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne as a baby to the interior, signed in ink 'Elizabeth & Philip'.Consigned by the family of Robert Smith who was a Footman at Buckingham Palace before becoming a Steward at Windsor Castle, his career spanning from the late 1930s through to the mid-1970s. He travelled on many overseas tours with the Royal Family, accompanying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada (1939) and South Africa (1947), as well as later tours and engagements with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Domestically, he accompanied the senior Royals on carriages and coaches during state events and official visits. It forms part of an extensive collection of personal Christmas cards and related ephemera being sold in this sale.
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