Item 3118 From Equerry to The Prince of Wales. Undated. On official Buckingham Palace stationery.
The Equerry to The Prince
of Wales is desired to thank Mrs. Evelyn King for her
kind message of congratulation upon the occasion of His royal
Highness's Birthday.
SOLD In 30+ years, this is the first copy of this piece I have ever found. It is from 1939. Comes with original addressed envelope.
It reads: I wish to mark
by this personal message, my appreciation of the service you have
rendered to your country in 1939-
In the early days of the War you opened your door to strangers
who were in need of shelter, & offered to share your home
with them.
I know this unselfish task you have sacrificed much of your own
comfort, & that it would not have been achieved
without the loyal co-operation of all your household- By your
sympathy you have earned the gratitude of those
to whom you have shown hospitality, & by your readiness to
serve you have helped the State in a work of great value-
Signed (printed) Elizabeth R
Mrs. Deakin.
$
500.00 plus postage
SOLD 19 page booklet for the Trooping of The Color dated 1963. Black and white photos of
Field Marshal The Lord Harding
of Petherton. GCB. CBE. DSO. MD.,
Field Marshall Sir Gerald Templer. GCB, GCMG, Field Marshall HRH
the Duke of Gloucester KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO,
Major General Sir Allan Adair BT, CB, CVO, DSO, MC,
General Sir Charles Loyd KCB, KCVO, DSO, MC,
Field Marshall The Earl of Alexander of Tunis KG, GCB, OM, GCMG,
CSI, DSO, MC,
Field Marshall HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT,
GBE.
Front page has pen or pencil marks which will not erase.
Item 3121 The Queen Mother was diagnosed with color cancer in 1966 and canceled her engagements for the first three months of 1967. This letter is from Her Lady-In-Waiting Frances Campbell- Preston. On officiall Clarence House statioery.
The Rich Spoils of Time
The Memoirs of Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, edited by Hugo Vickers.
Dame Frances, a long-serving lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth
The Queen Mother,
wrote this book, and Hugo Vickers helped to prepare the typescript
for publication.
Reprinted several times since September 2006.
30th January 1967
Dear Mrs. Chesbro,
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother commands me to write and say
how much Her Majesty appreciates
your kind message. Queen Elizabeth is most touched by your thoughts
at this tine and bids me thank you
and your husband most sincerely for your good wishes.
Yours sincerely
Frances Campbell-Preston
Lady-In-Waiting
Mrs. A. L. Chesbro
Item 3122 Written on behalf of the Queen by Her Private Secretary. On official Buckingham Palace stationery. Has tape mark.
The Private Secretary is commanded to convey The Queen's sincere thanks to
Mrs. Robert Wilkie White for her kind message on the occasion
of
Her Majesty's Coronation. 25th June 1953
SOLD A wonderful, colorful program for the Royal Luncheon to Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at Guildhall , Wednesday 22nd,February 1956 to celebrate their return from a tour of Nigeria.
$
515.00 plus postage Item 3124 A theater ticket in incredible condition for being
126 years old. maze Pond Chapel, Old Kent Rd.
Admit Bearer to Jubilee performance of Queen Victoria and Her
Reign.
by the Maze Pond tonic Sol-Ha Choir. Easter Tuesday evening April
12th, 1887.
In the upper Lecture Hall of the above Chapel. 100EAE commence
at 8p.m. Tickets Sixpence
Item 3125 Invitation to a Ball given by Prince and Princess Andrew in 1968. Comes with original addressed envelope.
Andrew Andreyevich Romanov
(born 21 January 1923) was a Russian American artist and author.
He was the great-nephew of Russia's last Emperor, Nicholas II.
HER HIGHNESS PRINCESS ANDREW OF RUSSIA, died aged 92,
was the second wife of Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch of Russia,
eldest nephew of Tsar Nicholas II.
The Princess was born Nadine Sylvia Ada McDougall on June 5 1908
at Loyterton Farm, Lynsted, Kent,
the eldest of three daughters. Her father, Lieutenant-Colonel
Herbert McDougall, belonged to the family that founded McDougall's
Flour.
Prince and PrincessAndrew
Request the Pleasure of your Company at the Regency,
Mask Ball at the Dorchester, Park Lane, W.1. on Friday June 28yh
1968
9:30 o'clock. RSVP Provender, Faversham, Kent
Please bring this card with you.
SOLD Item 3126 Dated 1882. With original handwritten, addressed envelope.
General Sir F.Ponsonby is
commanded to acknowledge the receipt of Mrs. Catherine Curness
petition,
adn to send her the enclosed Post office order for Two Pounds,
as a donation from Her Majesty the Queen.
Buckingham Palace 8 Dec. 1882
Item 3127 Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, DBE, CStJ (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000), was an English author, one of the most prolific authors of the 20th century. As Barbara Cartland she is known for her numerous fictional romantic novels, but she also wrote under her married name Barbara McCorquodale.
Raine McCorquodale is the
only child of novelist Dame Barbara Cartland.
Married three times, her last husband was Earl Spencer making
her Princess Diana's step-mother."
Edward John "Johnnie" Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer MVO (24 January 1924 – 29 March 1992).
From Miss Barbara Cartland
D.St.J.
Camfield Place
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 6JE
12 June 1986
Dear Miss Monsees,
Thank you so much for your letter. I am delighted to let you have
my autograph
for your collection. I am also sending you a list of the books
I have written,
so that you can see which ones you have not yet read.
With all best wishes, and thank you once again for writing to
me.
Love, Barbara Cartland
Miss Diana Monsees
P.O. Box 377
Onancock, Va. 23417
U.S.A.
Item 3128 Delivered from Broadcasting House, London March 1st, 1936
Item 3129 Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO (Edward Antony
Richard Louis; born 10 March 1964)
is the third son and fourth (and youngest) child of Elizabeth
II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
At the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession
to the thrones of ten independent
sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms; however, after
the births of two children
each to his two elder brothers, and an evolution of the Commonwealth,
Prince Edward is now seventh in line to the thrones of sixteen
countries.
The Private Secretary is
commanded by the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
to thank Mr.Shaw Le Pruette most sincerely for his kind message
of congratulations
on the birth of a son to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness.
18th March 1974
