During Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign she was pictured the world over but rarely was she seen exerting herself, but in a rare photo in 1967 she was captured running up the stairs!
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The late monarch was photographed leaping up her stairs two at a time as she rushed to get changed during a photoshoot.
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The image was shot by David Montgomery, when he was instructed to photograph the Queen. During the shoot, he suggested outside would be a great backdrop for pictures and Her Majesty quickly rushed off to get changed. David decided to pick up his camera in that moment and get a blurred shot of the then monarch bounding up the stairs.
The Queen was picture running up the stairs
The glimpse inside Her Majesty's former home shows it has a wooden staircase and then it was decorated with fetching floral wallpaper. At the bottom of the stairs was a marble statue and a vase with flowers stood on the windowsill.
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Balmoral Castle was where the Queen passed away on Thursday 8 September and it was certainly very poignant that Her Majesty spent her final days at Balmoral, as the 50,000-acre estate was well known to have been her favourite place on earth, and it was previously described as a "paradise in the Highlands" by the monarch herself.
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It was where she would spend each summer, enjoying time off from royal duties, and partaking in many outdoor pursuits such as horse riding and walking.
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Another unearthed moment, revealing the Queen's athleticism once again was when she was forced to run after four-year-old Prince William during Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's 1986 wedding. The young royal tries to run after the horse-drawn carriage carrying the bride and groom and the Queen has to act fast to grab his hand to stop him getting away.
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