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A collection of royal letters found in a couple’s home during a clear out are set to be auctioned off next month - including one written by King Charles to his ‘granny’ the Queen Mother when he was a child.

A couple were left ‘gobsmacked’ after clearing out their loft and discovering a childhood letter written by King Charles III to his "Granny," the Queen Mother, when she was ill. The handwritten letter was written on Buckingham Palace notepaper on March 15, 1955, when he was just six years old.

The letter was found during a Christmas clear-out by a couple living near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, who had no idea the royal letter existed. The touching note from the future King was in a folder along with other royal letters which had been lying in a cardboard box for more than 40 years.

King Charles letter to his ‘Granny’ the Queen Mother: Couple ‘gobsmacked’ at royal mail find during clear out