HELENA
(Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, wife, 1866, of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess Christian Nursing Home)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dearest Blanche'
(1839-1933, wife, 1866, of the 4th Earl of Rosslyn, 1833-1890, mother by a previous marriage of 'Darling Daisy', King Edward VII's mistress), saying "We shall be delighted to dine with you", suggesting 2nd July, which is "the evening before we go to lay that Foundation Stone at Forest School ... It was a great pleasure to us having you and Lord Rosslyn here", she is "just starting for Wellington College to meet our Boy who is coming fr. Oxford to play in a match", (Prince Christian Victor, 1867-1900, died at Pretoria), 4 sides 8vo, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, 14th June
Item Date:
1886
Stock No:
53945
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HELENA
(Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, wife, 1866, of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess Christian Nursing Home)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dearest Blanche'
(1839-1933, wife, 1866, of the 4th Earl of Rosslyn, 1833-1890, mother by a previous marriage of 'Darling Daisy', King Edward VII's mistress), saying she is "so sorry about the Maid ... she sounded ... just the right kind of person for Victoria & Louise", the Princess's daughters, now aged 14 and 12, "I think I should like a French one if possible", embossed black and red 'HCA' imitating a seal, 2 sides 8vo, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, 16th June
Item Date:
1886
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53946
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HELENA
(Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, wife, 1866, of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess Christian Nursing Home)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dearest Blanche'
(1839-1933, wife, 1866, of the 4th Earl of Rosslyn, 1833-1890, mother by a previous marriage of 'Darling Daisy', King Edward VII's mistress), saying it was "a great pleasure dining with you on Friday. The functions at Forest School on Saturday", where Princess Christian & her husband laid the foundation stone, "went off very well", but confessing she is "very very tired - & the great heat gives me such bad neuralgia", vertical decorative crowned HELENA in a column at the head, 2 sides 8vo, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, 16th June
Item Date:
1886
Stock No:
53947
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HELENA
(Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923, wife, 1866, of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria, founder of the Princess Christian Nursing Home)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dearest Lady Rosslyn',
(Blanche, 1839-1933, wife of the 4th Earl, 1833-1890, mother by a previous marriage of 'Darling Daisy', King Edward VII's mistress) thanking her for her invitation to "your Child's wedding", Lady Millicent St Clair Erskine (1867-1955, to Lord Stafford, later 4th Duke of Sutherland), and hoping "dear Daisy will soon be over her troubles - & safely well", embossed royal crown, 3 sides 8vo black edged, Balmoral Castle, 9th October
Item Date:
1884
Stock No:
53943
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HELENA
(1846-1923, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein, 3rd Daughter of Queen Victoria)
Fine signature and inscription,
on Cumberland Lodge paper
traces of mount at corners of verso
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
27138
£30
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