Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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November 11
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army entered England. He is best known as the instigator of this unsuccessful Jacobite uprising, in which he led an insurrection to restore his family to the throne of Great Britain, which ended in defeat at the Battle of Culloden that effectively ended the Jacobite cause.
In 1882 King Gustav VI Adolf was born. He was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden, and had been Crown Prince of Sweden for the preceding 43 years in the reign of his father.
‘BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE’ WRITES FROM EXILE
STUART (Charles Edward, 1720-1788, ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’, the Young Pretender)
Unsigned Autograph Letter, in French with translation, in his clear rounded hand, to ‘Monsieur’, the Comte d’Argenson, (Marc Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, 1696-1764, Secretary of State for War, 1743-1757, under Louis XV), saying he has received his letter, “tomorrow I am thinking of leaving for Avignon” and that “there or elsewhere I will be always ready whenever His Most Christian Majesty desires anything of me”, 1 side 8½” x 6½”, [Paris], 24th January 1747
54336
GUSTAF VI ADOLF (1882-1973, from 1950 King of Sweden)
Autograph letter Signed ‘Gustaf Adolf R.’, in English, to Miss Eardley Wilmot, saying “As a memento of darling Louise I herewith send you, according to her wish, a small Russian enamel cup”, blind embossed crowned monogram, 1 side card 4” x 4¾”, no place, May 1965
53938
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