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The royal family arrive at the London Palladium for the Royal Variety Performance, 4th November 1947. From second left: Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002, later Queen Mother), King George VI (1895 - 1952), Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002). Behind Elizabeth is her fiance Philip Mountbatten (later Duke of Edinburgh). (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

The royal family arrive at the London Palladium for the Royal Variety Performance, 4th November 1947. From second left: Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002, later Queen Mother), King George VI (1895 - 1952), Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret (1930 - 2002). Behind Elizabeth is her fiance Philip Mountbatten (later Duke of Edinburgh). (Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)