Series of letters, notes and Christmas cards, mostly to the Marchioness of Bute, at Cardiff Castle and elsewhere, by Edward VIII ("Edward") as Prince of Wales, George VI ("Albert") as Duke of York, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth the future Queen Mother, and other British and European royalty; including: five autograph cards and an autograph letter by the future Edward VIII (the latter written in February 1918 – "I fear my stay in South Wales was really too brief & that I did not do as much as I should have though of course my time is very limited & my leave not very long!!"); two autograph letters by the future George VI, written when touring Wales with his new bride, Elizabeth ("...We had a very successful day on Tuesday at Blaina & it was a visit well worth while. What a desolate & bleak part of the country it is, & now in its present state with very little going on it looks even more so. But the people turned out all along the road & gave us a wonderful reception..."); an autograph letter by his bride, the future Queen Mother, written on the same occasion ("...We had a very interesting day on Thursday – but how tragic these derelict mining town are – I feel very unhappy at the thought of their hopeless case, and they gave us a wonderful welcome which made it al the more pathetic. They certainly have courage – I now realize that the harp is the ideal instrument to eat to, after having heard it with you..."); an autograph letter by Queen Alexandra after her visit in 1907 ("...Both the King and I... are anxious to thank you both once more, for the beautiful reception you gave us in your splendid old historical Castle of Cardiff..."), with a menu and programme of harp music; George II of the Hellenes, Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, Princess Mary the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and others; with royal invitations, a quantity of press-cuttings recording the wedding of Lady Bute's son Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart to Linda Evans of Cardiff in 1947, and a file of letters to Miss Evans dating from 1946-7, some browning etc., but generally in good condition, mostly 8vo, 1907-1947
Series of letters, notes and Christmas cards, mostly to the Marchioness of Bute, at Cardiff Castle and elsewhere, by Edward VIII ("Edward") as Prince of Wales, George VI ("Albert") as Duke of York, Queen Alexandra, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth the future Queen Mother, and other British and European royalty; including: five autograph cards and an autograph letter by the future Edward VIII (the latter written in February 1918 – "I fear my stay in South Wales was really too brief & that I did not do as much as I should have though of course my time is very limited & my leave not very long!!"); two autograph letters by the future George VI, written when touring Wales with his new bride, Elizabeth ("...We had a very successful day on Tuesday at Blaina & it was a visit well worth while. What a desolate & bleak part of the country it is, & now in its present state with very little going on it looks even more so. But the people turned out all along the road & gave us a wonderful reception..."); an autograph letter by his bride, the future Queen Mother, written on the same occasion ("...We had a very interesting day on Thursday – but how tragic these derelict mining town are – I feel very unhappy at the thought of their hopeless case, and they gave us a wonderful welcome which made it al the more pathetic. They certainly have courage – I now realize that the harp is the ideal instrument to eat to, after having heard it with you..."); an autograph letter by Queen Alexandra after her visit in 1907 ("...Both the King and I... are anxious to thank you both once more, for the beautiful reception you gave us in your splendid old historical Castle of Cardiff..."), with a menu and programme of harp music; George II of the Hellenes, Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, Princess Mary the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, and others; with royal invitations, a quantity of press-cuttings recording the wedding of Lady Bute's son Lord Patrick Crichton-Stuart to Linda Evans of Cardiff in 1947, and a file of letters to Miss Evans dating from 1946-7, some browning etc., but generally in good condition, mostly 8vo, 1907-1947
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