[GEORGE
(Duke of Kent, 1902-1942, Son of George V, Uncle of Elizabeth II)]
Typed Letter Signed addressed to 'Dear Prince George' by Sir Frederick Ponsonby,
(1867-1935, 1st Baron Sysonby, Equerry to Edward VII), saying "There promises to be a hell of a row and as you will be in the soup yourself" he is giving the Prince "an idea of what it is all about ... the King gave £100" towards Sir Frederick Milner's Mental After Care Association "and you became Patron", the name was changed to "the Ex-Services Welfare Society ... About a fortnight ago they issued a leaflet accusing the Ministry of Pensions of putting the mental cases amongst ex-Service men into pauper lunatic asylums" and that "the King sympathised ... and you became Patron ... The new Minister of Pensions (Major Tryon)" is thus "in some difficulty", the writer has written to Milner that unless the pamphlet is withdrawn "it will my duty to ... ask you to withdraw your Patronage ... there is every probability of a question ... in the House", and promising to keep the Prince informed, so that if it comes to it "both His Majesty and you may sever your connection with this undesirable Association",. 2 sides 9½" x 7½", Privy Purse Office, 19th November
neatly stapled, light offset from rust in blank margin
Item Date:
1924
Stock No:
53933
£250
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[GEORGE
(Duke of Cambridge, 1819-1904, Grandson of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army)]
Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph, by Henry Maull
& George Polyblank, showing him in dress uniform, three quarter length, three quarter face, bare-headed, with moustache and beard, the knuckles of his right hand placed forcefully on a side table, 3½" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
neat early identification at top in blank background
Item Date:
1865
Stock No:
54827
£35
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[GEORGE
(Duke of Cambridge, 1819-1904, Grandson of George III, Commander in Chief of the Army)]
Unsigned Carte-de-visite Portrait Photograph, hand tinted,
showing him standing three quarter length, in simple military uniform though with cap and epaulettes in gold braid, with moustache and beard, his sword in the crook of his left arm, 3½" x 2½", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
54826
£55
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[GEORGE
(Duke of Kent, 1902-1942, Son of George V, Uncle of Elizabeth II)]
The 'Daily Mirror' recording the Duke's death in a crash
in the North of Scotland, in a Sunderland flying boat on the way to Iceland, with his portrait head and the most recent picture of his family at his son George's christening, many other news items such as 'Huns drawing nearer to Stalingrad', 'RAF men walk 450 miles and dodge enemy' in Egypt, and the battle of the Solomon Islands, with wry advertisements counselling wartime economy, and an interesting second leader on the role of the Trades Union Congress, 8 sides 14½" x 11½", London, 26th August
good, only slightly browned
Item Date:
1942
Stock No:
54062
£60
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE THROUGH THE EYES OF A NINE YEAR OLD
GEORGE
(Duke of Kent, 1902-1942, Son of George V, Uncle of Elizabeth II)
Excellent Autograph Letter Signed as a young boy to Mrs Mackay,
signed "Your loving fiend George" (he has added the missing 'r' above), thanking her for her "nice letter and Pastilles ... The weather here is better now. I suppose you are very lonely at York Cottage now that nobody is with you. I am sorry not to come back again. I go in the garden here every day. There is more to do in this garden than in the garden at Marlborough House. Our rooms here are very big. The school room here is twice the size bigger than the one at York Cottage. The garden here is like a big park ...", 3 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope signed with initial 'G', Buckingham Palace headed mourning paper, 18th March
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
15688
£775
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