Letter from the Princess Royal to Prince Albert

30 Aug 1861

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (22 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/Z/4/25

Includes the Princess Royal mentioning Prince Alfred's visit and overcoming his fault. She refers to Bertie's [Prince of Wales] future as well as the precarious positions of Uncle Ernest [Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha] and herself in the arrangement of Bertie's potential marriage. She warns her father that Uncle Ernest is planning a meeting between himself and Bertie. The Princess Royal also mentions 'Dunker's political notions' regarding England as well as her children and Prince Albert's birthday.

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

Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)
1 document (22 pages) (whole object)
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Prince Albert's Family Papers

Letter from the Princess Royal to Prince Albert

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