COLLECTION OF MATERIAL RELATING TO THE PRINCE OF WALES’S 1920s TOUR OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE CELEBRATIONS ON CROSSING THE EQUATOR
EDWARD VIII
1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor)
Collection of material relating to the Prince’s tour on HMS Repulse
comprising a programme signed “Edward P” and members of the crew for the performance of “The Bathroom Door A Farce in One Act”, in which the Prince played “The Young Lady” with two photographs of the Prince in a wig and kimono with members of the cast, each 8” x 6” and another photo of the Prince in a boiler suit, 5” x 4”, and three printed leaflets, the first “HRH The Prince of Wales’ Cruise on board HMS Repulse” listing the ports and the dates and the total distance of 18,950 miles, the second detailing the “Crossing the Line Procedure” giving a script with lines for the Captain, Neptune and Dolphinus and the last one is a Proclamation headed “Neptune by the Grace of Mythology, Lord of the Seven Seas, King of all the Water...” declaring that “it has pleased Us to convene a Court to be holden on board His Britannic Majesty’s Ship ‘Repulse’ on the 23rd day of April... by these presents We summon you... to render to Us the usual homage and to be initiated in the Mystic Rites...”, given at “Our Court on the Equator” together with a long manuscript and typed account of. the part of the voyage leading up to and after the celebrations on crossing the Equator by Lieutenant Commander G. A. Youle, 11 sides 4to., manuscript and 19 typed sides A4 March and April
Item Date:
1925
Stock No:
43657
£1750
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[EDWARD VIII
(1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor) & the Duchess of WINDSOR (Wallis Simpson, 1896-1986, his wife)]
Unsigned printed Christmas card
with their monogram crest on the front which is lined in red and gold on the front and a printed vignette of Government House in the Bahamas above the message inside, 5¾” x 4”, Bahamas, no date but circa
Item Date:
1943
Stock No:
43561
£150
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[EDWARD VIII
(1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor)]
Press photograph by Reuters, unsigned, of the presentation to the people of Wales
of the Prince of Wales following his investiture, showing him in coronet and robes between George V and Queen Mary on the balcony erected in the massive gateway, the balcony hung with armorial shields, above in the royal arms the celtic harp (for Ireland) has been specially brightly painted, 10" x 10", Caernarfon Castle, 13th July
tiny defect at top left and several short closed tears in the margins, affecting only the background
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
38550
£125
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EDWARD VIII
(1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor)
Programme for a "Great Boxing Tournament" signed on the front by the Prince of Wales,
6 sides 4to., together with an unsigned photoshowing the Prince standing between the Mayor Counsellor Harvey Reeves and Lieutenant Colonel John Brown, 8" x 6" in mount 10½" x 9", the Drill Hall, Northampton, 21st December
Item Date:
1920
Stock No:
41472
£225
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GEORGE V'S WIFE AND SONS SIGN A PARDON ON HIS BEHALF
EDWARD VIII
(1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor) & GEORGE VI (1895-1952, King of Great Britain) with their mother Queen MARY (of Teck, 1867-1953, Queen of George V)
Fine Remission Document signed at the head by all three, "Mary R. Edward P. Albert" on behalf of the King George V, addressed to the Governor of Wakefield Prison,
concerning Gwilym Ernest Roberts who had been "convicted of falsification of accounts, larceny as servant, and receiving stolen property ... We, in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto Us, are graciously pleased to extend Our Grace and Mercy ... and to pardon ... him the remainder of the sentence ..." and so he should be released immediately, countersigned by John SIMON (1st Viscount, 1873-1954, Statesman & Lord Chancellor), 2 sides folio with stamped seal and revenue stamp, Court at St James, 15th October
Item Date:
1935
Stock No:
40611
£750
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