ELIZABETH (The Queen Mother, 1900-2002, Queen of George VI)

Fine Autograph Letter Signed to the Rev. F. J. Stone (Dean at Windsor) thanking him sending "us that most interesting old photograph to see. May I keep it for a short time, as we would so like to have it copied. It was most kind of you to send it, and it was especially exciting, as I had no idea what the house looked like in the old days ...", 1 side 8vo., with original autograph envelope signed with initial, The Royal Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor headed paper, 18th June

In 1931, King George V granted Royal Lodge to the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) as a country retreat. Wings were added on each flank in the 1930s. There are two lodges at the entrance, and groups of three cottages each side of the lodges. The main building has some 30 rooms, including 7 bedrooms, and a saloon (48' by 30' by 30'). The original conservatory survives. The grounds contain the miniature cottage Y Bwthyn Bach, a gift to Princess Elizabeth as a child from the people of Wales in 1932. The photo he is referring to must be of the house.

Item Date:  1933

Stock No:  40373