A royal line in the sand

Up to their necks in sand and smiling for the camera, this picture of a little boy and girl shows youngsters from yesteryear having fun at the beach.

But a corgi sitting between them raises suspicions, and closer inspection reveals it is the Prince of Wales and his sister, the Princess Royal.

The image, taken from a home movie, features in Charles’s personal television tribute to his mother, the Queen, which draws on archive newsreels and never-before-seen royal films and photographs.

The young Charles and Anne were filmed at Holkham Beach in Norfolk in the summer of 1957.

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