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THE QUEEN MOTHER SENDS HER SYMPATHY ON THE DEATH OF REV STONE'S BROTHER
ELIZABETH
(The Queen Mother, 1900-2002, Queen of George VI)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to the Rev. F. J. Stone
(Dean at Windsor) saying that the Duke of York & I both send you our deepest sympathy in your very sad loss. I know what it is to lose a brother, and it means very often the end of a most delightful relationship - a brother is a friend, & I do feel for you from the bottom of my heart. Please accept our really sincere condolences - we both feel sad, & can so understand what you must be going through. Don't come back until. you feel quite able to take over your duties, as after a shock such as you have suffered, the mind & body need to be rested & revived..., 3 sides 8vo., with original autograph envelope signed with initial, The 145 Piccadilly headed paper, 7th February
Item Date: 1936
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Background
Four of her brothers served in the army during World War I. Her elder brother Fergus, an officer in the Black Watch Regiment, was killed in action at the Battle of Loos in 1915. Later in the year of this letter the Duke and Duchess of York reluctantly ascended the throne on the abdication of Albert's elder brother Edward VIII.
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