But the king, who is an avid amateur painter, isn’t any stranger to his work fetching large sums. The drawing of his parents alone fetched £46,000 (nearly $60,000), according to a Facebook post from Hansons. In addition to drawings by Charles, handmade cards by a young Princess Anne were sold.Įarlier today, many of Charles’ drawings sold for thousands of dollars. The sale also featured correspondence from George III, Queen Charlotte and other royal figures. ![]() Other items auctioned off include royal letters, candid photos of the royal family at leisure and cards that a young Princess Anne made for her father. In a drawing of a sailor, Charles included a message to his father: “Dear Papa,” he wrote, “I am longing to see you in the ship.” Another drawing features a rabbit: “Happy Easter,” he wrote, “Love from Charles.” “This collection will help people relate to him even more in his role as our monarch.” Our king was no different,” says Hanson in the statement. “Given a crayon and pencil, nearly every child’s first drawings depict their family. Like many young children’s drawings, the ten sketches, done in crayon and pencil, feature subjects like animals (in this case, a pair of carmine bee-eaters) and his parents (Elizabeth and Philip).Ĭharles' illustration of carmine bee-eaters He received many of the items as materials for All the Queen’s Children, a book about Elizabeth II’s children that he wrote under a pseudonym, as well as a Palace-approved biography of Prince Philip, which was in process when he died in 1981.Ĭharles made the drawings in the mid-1950s, when he was around 5 or 6 years old. ![]() The items belonged to the family of Henry Ramsay Maule, who was a royal correspondent for the New York Daily News. “These poignant childhood drawings and emotive photos remind us that away from the pomp, pageantry and demands of serving the nation, our royals treasure the ordinary, everyday moments of family life.”Ī letter and a cartoon by Charles addressed to his father “This is an extraordinarily touching collection,” says Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers, in a statement. Earlier today, a collection of his childhood drawings hit the auction block. Portraits show the 74-year-old wearing the Imperial State Crown and holding a golden orb and scepter coins now bear his likeness.īut many years ago, this famous figurehead was a normal little boy-and now, mementos from his childhood are quite valuable. Britain’s Charles III was crowned as king last month in an extravagant coronation ceremony.
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