Late Queen Elizabeth's sweet description of baby Prince Charles revealed in unearthed letter

The bemoaned the infant 's lack of hair in a letter to a friend which was recently sold at auction.

In the April 22, 1949, letter to “Richard”, the monarch told her chum she was “very envious” of his baby nephew's 'luxurious' mop of hair she had seen in a photo. At the time, the baby future king was only five months old and had very little of his own hair.

The two-page handwritten note was penned on headed notepaper. She wrote: "I was so pleased to receive your letter of good wishes for my birthday - it was most kind of you to remember me.

READ MORE:

"Our son is growing very fast and is already trying to sit up. He is most affable and laughs a great deal. I hope your nephew is well - I was very envious of his luxurious hair in the photograph of his christening.

"I hope Ela's baby is going on well, too - I expect you are a busy uncle, now! It must have been a wonderful family gathering for Easter-and great fun, too! I hope we shall meet again before too long."

The letter was simply signed 'Elizabeth'. The letter, which was consigned by a private collector, sold for £1,600 ($2,090) at RR Auction, of Boston, US.

An RR Auction spokesperson said: "This is an appealing letter from Princess Elizabeth as a new mother. Her first child, Charles, was only five months old when this letter was written.”

Last month a touching expressing his love for his “dear Papa” sold at auction for £5,700. The young prince wrote to in 1954 while he and the Queen were away on a two-month royal tour of .

He wrote on Buckingham Palace paper in block letters: “Dear Papa, I am longing to see you in the ship. Love from Charles.” The back of the second page is covered in crosses, representing kisses.

It was the Queen’s first tour Down Under and Charles and Princess Anne remained in London. The letter, from a private collection, was sold for £5,700 including fees at International Autograph Auctions, in Malaga, Spain.