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"William, I hope you enjoy opening this each day, Granny"- A card written in the hand of
#QueenElizabethII
& sent to the young
#PrinceWilliam
obviously along with an advent calendar. It was purchased from a former employee of
#PrincessDiana
.
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„We are truly at the end of an era as we mourn Her late Majesty, whose entire life was devoted to the service of this country and the Commonwealth.“ Received this wonderful card from
#QueenCamilla
today. Thank you, Ma‘am!
#QueenElizabethII
#BuckinghamPalace
#KingCharlesIII
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„…and darling Lilibet so much too young to do all that she has to do…“ This letter marks the beginning of
#QueenElizabethII
‘s reign. Written by her sister
#PrincessMargaret
who spent the last evening with her father
#KingGeorgeVI
at
#Sandringham
.
#PlatinumJubilee
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A wonderful photograph of the royal family happily posing together in 1931, signed by "Bertie" (
#KingGeorgeVI
), (Queen) Elizabeth, and 5-yr-old Lilibet (later
#QueenElizabethII
). One of the earliest known signed photographs of the late Queen, a real treasure.
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"To Aunt Marina, with much love for a very happy Christmas from Charles" - A card accompanying a Christmas gift given by (young)
#PrinceCharles
to Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906-1968) Duchess of Kent, wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent.
#windsorcastle
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Wonderful card received today from TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar thanking for condolences on occasion of the death of
#QueenElizabethII
. The envelope shows a
#BagshotPark
crest on its reverse where Prince Edward & his wife Sophie are living.
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Ahead of the
#coronation
I received this wonderful card of
#QueenCamilla
here in Delhi today. A thank you for best wishes on occasion of Their Majesties‘ 18th wedding anniversary bearing the printed signature of The Queen.
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Time to have a new look to the letters, covers and cards in my collection after Charles,
#PrinceofWales
became
#KingCharlesIII
. Reading his handwriting is a challenge maybe only comparable to his great great grandfather
#KingEdwardVII
.
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EXCLUSIVE: Berkshire auction house withdraws most private royal items related to
#KingGeorgeVI
's funeral scheduled for sale tomorrow, 22nd June. According to a source the company received "a call from London" to do so. The lot contained funeral flower messages handwritten... 1/4
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A secret kept for 87 years: A
#BuckinghamPalace
counter clerk saved a handwritten private telegram of new
#KingEdwardVIII
on the day of his father's funeral. "Funeral ceremonial in London and Windsor was very impressive and passed off without a hitch", the King wrote to his...1/5
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"Our daughter is a great joy and very beautiful" -
#PrincessMargaret
in a 1964 letter to a friend, the architect James Cousins, on Sarah Armstrong-Jones who was born 8 days earlier on 1 May. Today known as Lady Sarah Chatto, she is the youngest grandchild of
#KingGeorge
VI.
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"With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year". The 2020 Christmas card of
#QueenElizabethII
&
#PrincePhilip
showing both their signatures and cyphers, the last of its kind. The
#DukeofEdinburgh
died 9 April 2021.
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"His Royal Highness was unique and a very special man - his loss will leave a huge loss in our lives, and those of many, many others." 2021 letter of
#QueenCamilla
with handwritten salutation & signature thanking for condolences after the death of
#PrincePhilip
.
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„Thank you for your kind message about my husband‘s health….Hopefully he will be back at work before long.“- Wonderful reply from
#QueenCamilla
mailed at
#buckinghampalace
and received in India today. Thank you so much, Ma‘am.
#KingCharlesIII
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Last Christmas of 'Elizabeth R': This is the 2021 Xmas card of
#QueenElizabethII
, the last of its kind after a reign of 70 years. At the same time it was the first card without the
#DukeofEdinburgh
, showing not two but only one cypher on its frontside. And no signature 'Philip'.
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#OTD
75 years ago Princess Elizabeth &
#PrincePhilip
married. This is a letter for their 25th Wedding Anniversary in 1972. The handwritten original was reproduced and sent as facsimile to members of the Royal Household.
#QueenElizabethII
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"I was wondering if you would like a seat in the Mall for the Coronation procession. I have several and there is no one I would be more delighted to give on to than you." Letter dated 1st May 1953 sent by
#QueenElizabethII
to her French teacher Montaudon 'Monty' Smith.
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"I hope you had a lovely time in Germany and managed to see & be with your family". A breathtaking item from 1958 to "Darling Philip" (
#PrincePhilip
) from "Your loving mama Elizabeth" (The Queen Mother). Sold end-June 2023 by
@HansonsUK
.
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Mail from
#BuckinghamPalace
on my desk today. HM The King‘s facsimile signature on a wonderful card thanking for good wishes on occasion of his 75th Birthday on 14th November. To India it sometimes takes a little bit longer.
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I guess this is the picture of a proud grandmother. Signed by
#QueenMary
w/ "Mary R & little George Lascelles 1923", 7th Earl of Harewood. He was born on 7 Feb 1923 as son of the Queen's only daughter, Mary. Again a wonderful addition to my collection.
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"His Royal Highness was a unique and very special man—his loss will leave a huge void in our lives, and those of many, many others. Your words of comfort meant a great deal as we mark the end of an era." June 2021 Letter of today's
#QueenCamilla
after the death of
#PrincePhilip
.
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15
130
Here’s a very special item, maybe the only of its kind in private hands. A letter dated 29 Aug 1957 from
#Broadlands
to
#BuckinghamPalace
marked ‚By Bag to Balmoral please', initialed ‚MofB‘ for ‚Mountbatten of Burma‘ on the lower left and addressed to ‚H.R.H. The Duke of..1/11
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"For all the dreadful damage, we also had some extraordinary luck. It so happens that all the rooms affected were empty of pictures and furniture."-
#PrincePhilip
in a 1992 letter after the great fire at
#WindsorCastle
.
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A wonderful envelope on my desk this morning. Mailed to India with
#QE2
stamps & postmarked at
#BuckinghamPalace
Court Post Office 😍. And the best was inside: a beautiful Thank you card of HM The Queen. Thank you, Ma‘am!
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#OTD
76 years ago
#QueenCamilla
was born. Happy Birthday, Your Majesty! Last year after her 75th the then Duchess of Cornwall replied to birthday wishes with this beautiful photo & sometimes with handwritten wishes & her signature. Lucky ones who received such precious mail.
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What a great item the postman brought yesterday! A fantastic handwritten letter of
#QueenElizabethII
both historically & philatelically unique. Written by Her Majesty on 23 April 1954 onboard SS Gothic which served as royal yacht during her coronation world tour in 1954. 1/8
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Today marks the 75th Birthday of
#KingCharlesIII
, born 14 November 1948. What is more to say than HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOUR MAJESTY, AND MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY! 🎉🎉🎉
#KingCharles
#KingCharles75
#KingCharlesAt75
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"My husband and I were delighted to be back in Paris and Bordeaux and were deeply touched by th warmth of the reception that we received there." Handsigned letter ("Camilla R") of HM The Queen after the state visit of The King and Queen to France in 2023.
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"Such vital and extraordinary spirits are rare and I feel profoundly blessed that the Good Lord allowed me to have such a heavenly grandmother who taught me so many valuable things in life." June 2002 letter of today's
#KingCharlesIII
after the death of his grandmother.
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"...he also leaves behind the most wonderful legacy of unbelievably happy memories; of fun, laughter and an atmosphere of constant affection and interest in everything." 2002 letter of now
#KingCharlesIII
on the death of his grandmother
#QueenElizabeth
The Queen Mother.
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"Can you let me know whether you have any strong issues on sending a message to (Greek Prime Minister) Papandreou? It might make it easier in the long run for the government here." 1985 letter to Tino aka King Constantine II with a rare political expression of
#QueenElizabethII
.
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Seen at Udaipur‘s City Palace: Wonderful signed photographs of
#KingGeorgeV
,
#QueenMary
,
#KingGeorgeVI
&
#QueenElizabeth
given from them to the last ruler of the Indian princely state of Udaipur (or Mewar), Shri Maharana Sir Bhupal Singh Bahadur KCIE (1884 – 1955).
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Receiving a letter from The Queen is always very special.
@CroslandJunior
Lucas wrote a letter to the queen as part of his English schoolwork about his thoughts and feelings towards her speech on coronavirus and what he’s been doing in lockdown. He’s got a letter back from Windsor castle from the Queen, amazing, he’s over the moon, how lovely is that.
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"Enclosed are your tickets for 2 seats in the stand in the Mall just opposite here which I hope will enable you to see everything in reasonable comfort." Letter dated 19 May 1953 of
#QueenElizabethII
ahead of the
#Coronation
to her French teacher Montaudon 'Monty' Smith.
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It took some time but finally the wonderful
#Coronation
card has reached me here in India.
#KingCharlesIII
using his own stamp on international mail. Thank you so much,
@RoyalFamily
.
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Is this the reason the names
#Mountbatten
&
#Windsor
came together? "Please note that...Prince Philip...has adopted the surname of his mother's family since his father's family have no surname." Typed letter from
#Broadlands
sent by Philip to former
@CheamSchool
headmaster in 47.
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"Thank you for writing to congratulate me on the birth of Eliza. I am so enjoying becoming a grandmother for the second time." 2008 letter of
#QueenCamilla
with a handwritten "It's a girl!". On 16 Jan 2008 Eliza was born to Laura Lopes née Parker Bowles, Camilla's daughter.
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1948 letter of
#PrincePhilip
thanking Miss Poignand, fmr governess of his mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth, for her kind thought of sending him a handsomely bound copy of the Wedding Presents "which I am really delighted as a souvenir from the staff of the Wedding Presents Office."
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Letter of Princess Anne of Denmark to her housekeeper. She was born Anne Bowes-Lyon,
#QueenElizabeth
The Queen Mother being her aunt. She became a Princess (style Her Highness) through her 2nd marriage w/ Prince George Valdemar of Denmark.
@royalmusing
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"Elizabeth R" - an autograph so desirable also in the year after the death of
#QueenElizabethII
. But beware. Many items like the letters shown here are offered for high prices as handsigned, but in fact are printed or stamped. If you have a trained eye, you will immediately see.
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Very happy to add this wonderful card to my collection. Queen Mary & her 3-yr-old granddaughter Pss Elizabeth of York, later
#QueenElizabethII
. Signed „Mary R & Elizabeth 1929“ on front side & on reverse thanking „for the charming pieces of China for my miniature collection“.
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"...and darling Lilibet so much too young to do all that she has to do."
#OTD
in 1952 the 2nd Elizabethan Age began.
#PrincessMargaret
verbalized it in very personal words in this intimate letter to a confidante two days later.
#QueenElizabethII
@RoyalFamily
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"To Miss Poignand - from Elizabeth" - Lovely 1938 Christmas card from The Princess Elizabeth, later
#QueenElizabethII
, with picture of the pony 'Snowball'. Beryl Poignand was former governess and a lifelong friend and confidante of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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"You will be amused to hear that my son Charles is top in French in his class." 1958 letter of
#QueenElizabethII
to 'Dear Monty', Mrs Montaudon Smith, who was her and
#PrincessMargaret
's French teacher. Mailed from
#WindsorCastle
& initialed "ER" on lower left of the envelope.
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"I do hope you and your family stayed safe and well during these challenging days." 2021 letter of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, now
#QueenCamilla
, obviously refering to the
#COVID19
pandemic. In the UK only from Jan to March 2021 55,000 people died, 1,4m cases were detected.
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A pair of typical Nepalese letter boxes in front of Kathmandu‘s General Post Office. Two beauties, or what do you think?
#postboxsaturday
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"I am so delighted to hear that you are making a good recovery from the operation, and hope that you will soon be restored." Undated letter of
#QueenElizabeth
The Queen Mother to an unknown person. Maybe a member of the Royal Household as there is no salutation on the letter.
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This is a nice 1905 photo of the children of
#KingGeorgeV
&
#QueenMary
. Signed by Bertie aka
#KingGeorgeVI
, Mary
#PrincessRoyal
, David aka
#KingEdwardVIII
, and by The Queen for Georgie aka Prince George,
#DukeofKent
& Harry aka Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.
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"'I am very busy trying to organise the arrival of our baby and never realised that so much had to be done!' 'I know all the Peter Rabbit books will bring enormous pleasure to the baby..."
#PrincessDiana
in a 1982 letter just weeks before the birth of
#PrinceWilliam
.
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"I do hope that it has helped raising awareness for this crippling desase." 2002 letter of Camilla Parker Bowles, today
#QueenCamilla
, refering to her speech on her mother's osteoporosis. Rosalind Shand died of this disease in 1994.
@RoyalOsteoSoc
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This is the last Christmas card sent by
#PrincessElizabeth
(and a very late one posted on 10 Jan 1952) before she became
#QueenElizabethII
. With a photo of her &
#PrincePhilip
on their visit to Montreal 1951. Sent from
#Sandringham
to her fmr French tutor Mme Reinhold in France.
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"My mother did not have an altogether easy life so it was particularly nice that she could spend her last years with us and her grandchildren."
#PrincePhilip
on his mother Alice of Battenberg in a letter to actress Merle Oberon. (sold in Nov 19 for $90 and now on Ebay for $690!).
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#OTD
in 2021
#PrincePhilip
, Duke of Edinburgh died at 99. "His Royal Highness was a unique and very special man - his loss will leave a huge void in our lives, and those of many, many others..." his daughter-in-law Camilla wrote in this letter thanking for condolences.
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"Their Royal Highnesses fully realise what a terrible rush it must have been at the time of the engagement and also on the wedding day." In 1935, Mr C C Johnson was also busy with the telegrams for Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and his bride Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott.
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„…the day before very much.
Once again, dearest Olivia, so many thanks for your understanding sympathy.
With much love
Margaret“
#PlatinumJubilee
#GodSaveTheQueen
#QueenElizabeth
Photo:
@RoyalFamily
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...he offered. I was the lucky buyer and I will show in the coming days what else was in the lot. Concluding from the mostly pristine condition of the papers, they were probably kept in a dark and dry place in the photo folder in which they were sold. 5/5
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There are a lot of Xmas cards from the Royal family on the market, but this is really special: Dedicated to
#PrinceCharles
&
#PrincessDiana
from Mummy & Papa aka
#QueenElizabethII
&
#PrincePhilip
. Even I don't really collect Xmas cards, I would add it to my display if I could.
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"I am commanded by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to thank you..." - 1955 letter of Lady Adelaide "Delia" Margaret Peel, Woman of the Bedchamber 1939-1952. She was the eldest child of the 6th Earl Spencer, great-grandfather of Diana,
#PrincessofWales
.
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What an amazing letter! "I hope the school is going in bright odder. The wedding was most beautiful. Know another sister is going to be maraid soon." 9-yr-old
#PrincePhilip
on the wedding of his 16-yr-old sister Sophie in 1930 in a letter to
@CheamSchool
headmaster HMS Ta(y)lor.
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21-yr-old Princess Elizabeth about "those very pleasant weeks I spent on board which left me with a lasting affection both for Vanguard herself and for those who sailed with her." A 1947 letter thanking for a Wedding present of the crew of HMS Vanguard.
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"This picture will amuse you -" 81-year-old
#QueenMary
with newborn
#PrinceCharles
, later
#KingCharlesIII
. A photo she gave away as a present "with best wishes" and (handwritten) "grateful thanks for the lovely flowers 1949-50". Happy 74th Birthday, Your Majesty!
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69 years ago
#OTD
King George VI wrote this letter to his physician Sir Daniel Davies. It's undoubtedly the most precious item I was lucky to add to my collection this year. "Dear Davies, I must write & try to thank you for all your help to me in my long illness. I fear...1/5
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A breathtaking item I wasn't lucky to fetch when sold in recent months: A letter of Pss Elizabeth, later
#QueenElizabethII
, written from Villa Guardamangia, Malta, on 28 Dec 1950, posted from London on 1 Jan 1951. Ultrarare and a souvenir of maybe the happiest time in her life.
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Two days later she wrote this to her confidante Olivia Mulholland: „Dearest Olivia,
Thank you so many times for your angelic letter of sympathy. You have said all the thins which one is feeling.
It was such a terrible shock, as he really seemed to be getting stronger and…“
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"Thank you for writing to me after our unfortunate incident on the way to the Royal Variety Performance." 2010 letter of Camilla, now
#QueenCamilla
, in which she refers to an incident when her and Charles' car was attacked by protesters.
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"(...) I will tell them to have a footstool for Patrick. I do hope you will both enjoy the pantomime. With best love from Lilibet." Wonderful 1943 letter of Pss Elizabeth, later
#QueenElizabethII
, referring to "Aladdin".
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A certain "Elizabeth R." filled in this form "N.Z.A. 1" to get an exemption from purchase tax, presumably for one or more lady's hats. Wonderful document signed by
#QueenElizabethII
for her milliner Kate Day ahead of the Royal Tour 1953/54 to AUS/NZ. .
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"Darling Margaret with best wishes for a happy Christmas, love from Lilibet". An undated Xmas gift tag of
#QueenElizabethII
for her sister
#PrincessMargaret
. I wonder who took this from the family. It was sold a few weeks ago on Ebay for around £1000 & now offered for £2000.
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This little piece of paper was essential for the future husband of
#QE2
. A temp pass for War Office on 5/2/47. "H.R.H. Prince Philip, 16, Chester Street" written in his own hand (compare letter). Reason: "Naturalization" (in different hand) of the Greek Prince.
#PrincePhilip100
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EXCLUSIVE This is a 1930 letter of
#QueenMary
never published before. She wanted the addressee, the king's physician Doctor Dawson, to burn it (see first page upper left). The Queen tells Dawson to come to BP & to give
#KingGeorgeV
"a tonic". "Of course you will not quote me".
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"Please always put out a memo pad and pen in my bedroom." A "Memorandum From H.R.H The Prince of Wales" signed "C" by Charles
#PrinceofWales
, now
#KingCharlesIII
, to his (under-) butler Bill Dodd. The butler's foremost task, I assume, was to decipher the Prince's handwriting.
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Pelé 1940-2022 RIP
#KingCharlesIII
A very current topic: "Thank you for taking part in my Rainforests' film and starring alongside an imaginary frog!"
#PrinceCharles
writing to Brazilian football star Pelé in 2009. Pelé with frog can be seen here:
#saveamazonia
#cryforamazonia
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"Garden Party for Representatives of the Teaching Profession in London"- 1913 invitation card sent by the Lord Chamberlain on behalf of
#KingGeorgeV
&
#QueenMary
. Have a look at the "GvRM" cypher. Never seen this version before.
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A wonderful card thanking for my condolences after the death of
#QueenElizabethII
. I found it today on my desk in Delhi when returning from Europe. Handwritten by Leonara, Countess of Lichfield, the
#PrincessRoyal
‘s lady-in-waiting since 1979. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Ever seen a Bhutanese postbox? Here‘s one from inside the General Post Office of Thimpu, capital of the Himalaya Kingdom. The one on the 4th photo is inside the Philatelic bureau where they sell the famous stamps from Bhutan.
#postboxsaturday
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"Both Philip and I greatly enjoyed seeing the house and the gardens, and also the really fascinating letters in the library after dinner."
#QueenElizabethII
in a 1985 letter to Lady Salisbury following a visit to her home Hatfield House, a fine Jacobean house in Hertfordshire.
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"Charles celebrated his arrival by walking straight into an epidemic of flu. Oddly enough he was the last to get it"
#PrincePhilip
wrote about his son in 1958. Should us give this hope? Anyway. Stay healthy, Your Royal Highness! Even with the
#coronavirus
@ClarenceHouse
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Here‘s a nice miniature sheet of
@IndiaPostOffice
for
#postboxsaturday
. I love to post letters using beautiful Indian stamps.
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...incredible (if not to say breathtaking) private letters of QE2 & The Queen Mother to Philip and from QE2 to her mother were sold there as well.
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2005 letter of
#PrinceCharles
& his new wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, thanking for a "beautiful silver salver", a wedding present. The handwritten letter on Birkhead letterhead was sent as facsimilie to members of the Royal Household at
#Sandringham
and
@Balmoral_Castle
.
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"Forgive me..." It's really hard to read Princess Victoria's handwriting. She was the 4th child of
#KingEdwardVII
and
#QueenAlexandra
and had a handwriting like her mother had in old age. I admit that I gave up decyphering this letter about flowers.
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It was the first night his (
#PrinceCharles
') fiancee appeared in public and it was all very exciting. His Lady Diana age 19 was talking...to another Lady Diana (Duff Cooper) age 91 - a delicious moment to observe, linking two eras." 1981 letter of Pss Grace of Monaco to friend.
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"I am delighted with my son & he is charming." -
#OTD
in 1935 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent was born. This is a letter written by Edward's father Prince George the day after. George, age 39, was killed only 7 years later in a military air-crash in Scotland on 25 August 1942.
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#OTD
in 1867
#QueenMary
was born. "Queen Mary desires me to thank you for your very kind message" - Telegram from the Queen's private secretary in
#BuckinghamPalace
dated 28 May 1952 thanking for birthday wishes. Queen Mary died 10 months later on 24 March 1953.
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"Most loving thanks for your thoughts today" After her husband
#KingGeorgeV
had been buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor, on the afternoon of 28 Jan 1936,
#QueenMary
returned to
#BuckinghamPalace
. After arriving there she wrote this personal message to her friend, Queen...1/4
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„...I think there is also the corruption of the media by very rich owners, some Australian origin...“
#PrincePhilip
on Rupert
#Murdoch
. A letter dated 27 August 1999 from the Jimmy Taylor correspondence. Sold today on
@Ebay
.
@PARoyal
@MajestyMagazine
@fanofprincephil
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"I am so delighted with the beautiful basket of flowers that you have sent to me." 1997 letter of 96-year-old
#QueenElizabeth
The Queen Mother from
#Birkhall
to "Dear John Hare". Queen Mom loved Birkhall & called it "her little big house".
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A small but nice
@IndiaPostOffice
postbox at a very special site: At the entrance of Sarnath park, Varanasi, the garden where Buddha preached for the very first time.
#postboxsaturday
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"The tartan goes indeed with my title!" Camilla Duchess of Cornwall in a 2009 letter. What tartan might that have been? This letter again shows that Camilla is probably the only one of the BRF's 'inner circle' who regularly replies to mail from members of the public personally.
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"Death came peacefully to the King..." The official death announcement of
#KingGeorgeV
also was part of the court telegraphist's collection. Was it the typed copy which hang in BP's Post Office? Printed on high quality paper it's in perfect condition.
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Wonderful mail on my desk this morning from
@KensingtonRoyal
as reply to my condolences. „They will deeply miss Her Majesty, who played such an important part of both of their lives…“. Thank you, your Royal Highnesses!
#PrinceofWales
#PrincessofWales
#QE2
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I have to admit I have never seen an item like this before. A 2007 first day cover w/ the signatures of
#QueenElizabethII
&
#PrincePhilip
. I cannot tell whether it is genuine, & I do not know whether it was sold & at what price. Still I cannot believe TM signed it. Any opinions?
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"Philip and I were so pleased to receive your very kind message on our Golden Wedding." 1997 letter of
#QE2
to her servant William Holloway with personal remarks, her signature & envelope addressed in her hand w/ royal postmark. Happy Birthday, Your Majesty!
#QueensBirthday
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...uncle, the Duke of Connaught, who wasn't able to attend. Brigadier "Guy Rasch handed me King's Company flag on your behalf which I placed on coffin - Mama was wonderful". 'Mama' of course was
#QueenMary
. Edward VIII signed with his family name 'David'. The telegram...2/5
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Charles "has been at sea 4 months & I have been very lonely all that long time. Luckily I have my small Boy to distract me" - 1903 letter handwritten by Maud of Wales, later Queen of Norway, about her husband Charles, later King Haakon VII, and her son Olav, later Olav V.
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This is both a historic and emotional letter on the death of Emperor William I of Germany and the illness of his son Frederick III. Written on 21 March 1888 (the Year of the Three Emperors, "Dreikaiserjahr") during his reign of 99 days by his daughter Princess Charlotte...1/6
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...reached the telegraphist at 6.12pm on 28 Jan 1936, was stamped w/ the
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postmark & telegraphed at 6.13pm. The King had probably just returned from Windsor at that time. The form is the King's handwritten original which was given to the telegraph clerk of...3/5
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"The Queen would prefer having the service in the house [Balmoral] tomorrow. She only hopes that her having it occasionally in the castle is not considered in any way out of respect for the Scotch Church..." 1873 letter of
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to a Dr Taylor at Crathie Manor.
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