Letter from the Princess Royal to Prince Albert

7 Jul 1860

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (20 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/Z/3/29

Includes the Princess Royal expressing her excitement at visiting her parents at their home. She also details her conversation with Elisabeth of Hesse regarding her son, Louis' [Prince of Hesse] love for Princess Alice. Elisabeth had said that she thought Louis was too young to marry at 22. The Princess Royal writes about Elisabeth of Hesse's family and Fritz [Prince Frederick of Prussia] being envious of their happy family. She also refers to Charles of Hesse and asks her father whether Princess Alice would likely give preference to [Prince] William of Baden.

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Empress Friedrich, German Empress and Queen of Prussia (1840-1901) (writer)

Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)
1 document (20 pages) (whole object)
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Prince Albert's Family Papers

Letter from the Princess Royal to Prince Albert

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