Photos of Queen Elizabeth II performing the Nazi salute as a child were recently published in a British tabloid.

According to The Telegraph, the Queen and her family is shown performing Nazi salutes in a home video from 1933. She was just 7 years old at the time and the recording was shot by future King George VI at Balmoral Palace in Scotland. The images were first released by the Sun.

Buckingham Palace condemned the images on Friday, calling out the newspaper on "exploitation."

In the photo, the Queen, her mother Queen Elizabeth, her sister Princess Margaret and their uncle Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII, were all making Nazi salute signs. Yet, the video seemed to be in mockery of Adolf Hitler and not in support of the Nazi party.

Meanwhile, the photos were printed in media appearing on the front page of the Sun. Sources close to the Royal family said the photos were "misleading and dishonest."

"Most people will see these pictures in their proper context and time. This is a family playing and momentarily referencing a gesture many would have seen from contemporary news reels," a royal source said referring to the 82-year-old images.

"No one at that time had any sense how it would evolve. To imply anything else is misleading and dishonest," the source added.

The Palace clarified they were not supporting the Nazi party.

"The Queen and her family's service and dedication to the welfare of this nation during the war, and the 63 years the Queen has spent building relations between nations and peoples speaks for itself," the source said.

The Buckingham Palace criticized the newspaper for making the decision to publish the photos, CNN reports.

"It is disappointing that film, shot eight decades ago and apparently from (Her Majesty's) personal family archive, has been obtained and exploited in this manner," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.

The newspaper did not say who provided the copy of the film.

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