Here's the first adorable letter a young Queen Elizabeth II sent to her grandmother

"Love from Lilibet."
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LONDON -- Turns out the Queen was just as adorable as Prince George back in the day.

Obviously in the pre-Twitter era she didn't get the chance to see her baby photos cooed over by an adoring public, though, so @the_british_monarchy are now making up for lost time on Instagram.


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The following letter was sent by a young Princess Elizabeth to Queen Mary (her grandmother).

Wonder if Prince George calls his great-grandmother "Lilibet"?

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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