EDWARD VIII (1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor)

Fine Autograph Letter signed "Edward P" in blue ink to The Viscountess Curzon of Kedleston (Grace Elvina, Marchioness Curzon, 1879-1958, American born 2nd wife of George Curzon) thanking her for her “letter about your party but much as I should like to be on it my plans are so vague & my free evenings so few & far between that I could’nt possibly suggest a date now tho its very nice of you to ask me to. If when you’ve fixed the date you’ll tell me I’ll be happy to come if I can...”, 2 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope, Friday, no year, circa

George Curzon (1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905. From 1919 to 1924 he served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In 1917, aged 37, Grace became his second wife. On the occasion of their marriage, Lord Curzon bought Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, a 14th-century building that had been gutted during the English Civil War. They restored it extensively, then bequeathed it to the National Trust. In 1923, when Curzon was passed over for the office of Prime Minister partly on the advice of Arthur Balfour, Balfour joked that Curzon “has lost the hope of glory but he still possesses the means of Grace”.

Item Date:  1930

Stock No:  42255      £425

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