(Edwina, Countess, 1901-1960, wife of Earl Louis, Chairman of the Red Cross)
Typed Letter Signed 'Edwina Mountbatten' with autograph salutation to Lady CROSFIELD
(Domini, née Elliadi, 1884-1963, Liberal Party Politician and Tennis Player) thanking for for an invitation to hear Gina Bachauer. I am afraid both my husband and I will be down at Portsmouth on that day visiting the Aircraft Carrier, H.M.S. 'Triumph', which I launched two years ago up on the Tyne, and we are spending two or three. hours going over her and meeting the ship's company... we are very sorry that we cannot accept..., 1 side 8vo., 16 Chester Street, Belgrave Square, 6th December
Gina BACHAUER (1913-1976) was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe. Interested in piano at a young age, Bachauer graduated from the Athens Conservatory and studied under Alfred Cortot and Sergei Rachmaninoff.