HM King Charles III. A pair of original portraits of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and father, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, inscribed ‘Mummy’ and ‘Papa’, produced by a very young Charles, c. 1953-55 [approximately six years of age], crayon & pencil, laid onto black paper with some tape-burn, 17.5cm by 22.5cm. Queen Elizabeth II is depicted in a striped dress with purple tiara and red earrings, carrying a handbag. Prince Philip is shown in a dinner suit with bow tie. An important and poignant pair of original drawings (2)

Provenance: By descent of Henry Ramsay Maule (1915-1981), author and journalist who for 21 years was a British Correspondent for New York Daily News specialising in stories relating to the Royal Family. Maule collected and formed a personal archive during the 1950s to 1970s

Sold: £46,000