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    LADY CAROLINE BARRINGTON (1799-1875)

    Telegram from Lady Caroline Barrington to Queen Victoria

    18 Aug 1855

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (1 page) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/16/75

    Lady Caroline Barrington states that Princess Alice did not go out due to an easterly wind but the other Royal children walked around the grounds. Telegram directed to Queen Victoria at St Cloud near Paris.

    • Creator(s)

      Lady Caroline Barrington (1799-1875) (writer)

      Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (addressee)

    • 1 document (1 page) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Osborne House
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      French, English
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