January 13, 2012 10:18 pm

Slideshow: Royal mail

To celebrate the Queen’s forthcoming Diamond Jubilee, the FT Weekend Magazine presents a selection of postcards, from playful portraits to more formal poses

A little princess

With her mother, the Duchess of York, in May 1926

With her mother, the Duchess of York, in May 1926

Princess Elizabeth at a year old, in 1927, learning to wave to the crowds

Princess Elizabeth at a year old, in 1927, learning to wave to the crowds

Princess Elizabeth in Bognor, 1929

Princess Elizabeth in Bognor, 1929

With her grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, at Craigweil House, Bognor, where the King was convalescing in spring 1929

With her grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, at Craigweil House, Bognor, where the King was convalescing in spring 1929

With a disabled soldier, learning to meet and greet in 1929

With a disabled soldier, learning to meet and greet in 1929

In c1930

In c1930

Dressed as a princess in c1935

Dressed as a princess in c1935

Riding her tricycle, 1935

Riding her tricycle, 1935

With her mother and Princess Margaret, arriving at Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, in March 1935

With her mother and Princess Margaret, arriving at Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, in March 1935

With Princess Margaret, 1938

With Princess Margaret, 1938

At London Zoo in May 1939

At London Zoo in May 1939

In the grounds of Windsor Castle, July 1946

In the grounds of Windsor Castle, July 1946

In her Girl Guide uniform, 1943

In her Girl Guide uniform, 1943

In 1951

In 1951

On her engagement to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1946

On her engagement to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1946

Their wedding, November 20 1947

Their wedding, November 20 1947

With the infant Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, April 9 1949

With the infant Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, April 9 1949

In 1951

In 1951

At the state opening of Parliament, November 1952

At the state opening of Parliament, November 1952

On her Coronation, June 2 1953

On her Coronation, June 2 1953

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