Her Royal Chubbiness: Rejected life-size porcelain doll of the Queen as a toddler is now being sold at Uk Auction
When a world-famous manufacturer produced a porcelain doll of the infant Princess 
Elizabeth, it was quick to ask Buckingham Palace for an endorsement.
But courtiers refused point blank – because they said it was too chubby.
As a result, the German firm Schoenau and Hoffmeister made only a few copies of the future Queen, who was born in 1926, before production was abandoned.At least one, however, has survived and has now been placed on public display before being auctioned next year. Cambridge antiques dealer Christopher Raimer, who bought it in the early 1970s, is exhibiting the doll at the Antiques for Everyone sale at the NEC in Birmingham.
He said: ‘I have never seen another one of these before – and there are no records of one ever appearing at auction in the past.
‘I bought it from a lady who had owned it from the late 1920s, when it was made. She lived in Windsor but I don’t think there was any connection there.’
Mr Raimer, 65, said the original owner had explained that the Royal Family did not feel the doll was pretty enough. The main problem was her baby fat, particularly her chubby arms.
He added: ‘I used to travel all over the world buying and selling dolls but due to how rare this is it is hard to predict what it will sell for.
‘But it is in excellent condition. The body is still perfect and the leather shoes are as good as new. I expect it would go for at least £1,500 in the current doll market – which is a fantastic price – but because it is the Diamond Jubilee next year it could go for a lot more.’
Source: Daily Mail Website