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Prince Charles shares 70-year-old sweet throwback pic

Prince Charles has shared a 70-year-old throwback photo on social media.

Taken in August 1951, the black and white snap depicts a cherub-faced Prince of Wales playing in the garden with his younger sister Princess Anne.

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip are near them and watch on gleefully.



It was during a time when Her Majesty was not quite a majesty yet, and the world did not yet know the names of Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

The photo was taken in the gardens of Clarence House.

The Princess and Duke of Edinburgh lived after their marriage in 1947.

"Taken 70 years ago this month, this photo shows The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne enjoying a warm summer day in the Clarence House garden," the caption of the post read.

Clarence House is now the London residence for Prince Charles and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

The Queen Mother used to call the residence her home, living there for almost 50 years from 1953, until her death in March 2002.

Prince Charles, who was very close to his grandmother, recently paid tribute to her on social media.



It was also a flashback photo taken at Clarence House.

The photo had his younger brother Prince Andrew.

It was taken the year he was born, in 1960.

"The Queen Mother, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew (along with a pet corgi!) are pictured here in the garden of Clarence House in 1960," the caption read.

Images: Clarence House

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