United Kingdom, Feb. 18 -- Drawings by the late Queen Elizabeth are expected to sell for thousands at auction.

The artwork, which adorns the then Princess Elizabeth's handwritten note to Beatrice Stillman, the head housemaid at Royal Lodge in Windsor, features illustrations of dogs, horses and children.

The late monarch, who was around 10 years old when she wrote the letter, asks if "the birds are well, and the goldfish haven't died" when she was on holiday in Cornwall.

The note - which is expected to sell for £4,000 - makes reference to primroses that the future Queen had picked, which she requests be shared amongst staff at Royal Lodge.

It also references "Jock", believed to be one of her ponies, as well as her nanny at the tim...