This website presents our knowledge and research on this important aspect of the Royal Collection. As of April 2026 it will not be regularly updated and new research on this topic will sit within the main website.

Visit the Royal Collection

Prince Albert's Personal Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms

WC COX

Bill issued by W C Cox for the mounting of a camera on the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, with letter and receipt

16 - 21 Mar 1854

Loose, handwritten manuscript papers | 3 document (7 pages) (whole object) | RA PPTO/PP/QV/PP2/5/4212

Bill issued, dated July 1853, for the installation and fitting of a camera on top of Round House on Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert. Letter describes honour and happiness of hearing of the joy the camera is bringing to Queen Victoria.

  • Creator(s)

    WC Cox (writer)

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

    Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66) (addressee)

  • 3 document (7 pages) (whole object)

  • Place of Production
    6 Windsor Villas, Plymouth
  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • financial records
    Language(s)
    English
PreviousNext
PreviousNext
Policy links
Royal Collection TrustIn Partnership with

Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection and welcoming visitors to the royal palaces. We bring our shared history to life through world-class experiences that involve and inspire people, wherever they are. Income from tickets and retail sales helps us to conserve the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone for generations to come.