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Alexander Usher pictured to the left.<br />
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A fascinating photo archive that documents the dedication of one of the Queen's bodyguards has come to light 70 years later.<br />
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Police Inspector Alexander Usher was appointed 'No.1 Shadow' to Princess Elizabeth in 1944, when she was aged 18 and 'heir presumptive' to the throne behind her father King George VI.<br />
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Mr Usher served alongside her until 1951, by which time she had married Prince Philip. He even went on their honeymoon.<br />
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The album of photo which he features in is now being sold by Adam Partridge auctioneers.