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

Article from the 'Daily Telegraph' about his first public ceremony, restoring to the Mayor & Corporation of Dartmouth a Silver Oar of 1721, symbol of the office of Bailiff of the Water of Dartmouth, which the Duchy of Cornwall had claimed following the reorganization of local administration, with two other clippings about the Prince in Devon and one about Prince Olav of Norway, his young cousin, together in an envelope embossed 'York House Sandringham' on the flap, the ceremony Dartmouth, 29th March pinned together with slight rust marks

Before the establishment of the Mayor and Corporation local people had relied on the Bailiff for the protection of their rights. The Prince took the opportunity to thank them for the welcome given him during his and Prince Albert's two years at Britannia Royal Naval College.

Item Date:  1911

Stock No:  53325      £25

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