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The Princess Royal and her older brother Prince Charles had a particularly unusual upbringing. Their mother, then Princess Elizabeth, suddenly ascended the throne when they were just toddlers. The Queen was subsequently pulled away to fulfil her royal duties as they were growing up, as was their father Prince Philip.