VICTORIA (1840-1901, Empress Frederick of Germany, wife of Frederick III, eldest child of Queen Victoria & mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II)

Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Curtis at St. Anne's Cottage, Bellevue Road, Staines, signed 'Ever Yrs most sincerely V C Pss & Pss Royal' , saying "One line of sincerest thanks for all the things you have sent the children as a remembrance of their much loved Minny! I cannot tell you how painful it was to come back here and go into her room! ... sitting in her chair ... an intense longing to see her again came over me! ... How sorry she would have been had she known that our dear faithful dog 'Bag' - who belonged to our darling Waldemar", (1868-1879, her youngest son), "and ever since then to Victoria, died 3 days ago! This intelligent affectionate animal was so fond of Minny & she of him! ... How touching dear Minny should have thought of every one, - and have selected all those souvenirs ... so like her dear kind self", she says of herself "My eyes are still rather weak" and ends "Thank you for those Photographs from Hills & Saunders", with autograph envelope headed 'By Royal Messenger', forwarded by post from London S.W. on 24th April, the letter 5 sides 8vo., crowned embossed monogram 'VAML' in colours, Neues Palais, Berlin, 22nd April

Minny, Mrs. Curtis' sister, was the children's governess in Germany for 12 years, and had become ill in August 1881 on the family's visit to England. On 15th March Mrs Curtis had telegraphed the Princess to say she had died.

Item Date:  1882

Stock No:  55263      £525

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