Royalty
ALFONSO OF ORLÉANS AND BOURBON
(Prince, 1886-1975, 5th Duke of Galliera, Grandson of Isabel II of Spain and Great-Grandson of Louis Philippe I of France)
Autograph Letter Signed to Dear 'Doctor' ,
Colonel Sir Ronald Waterhouse (1878-1942, Private Secretary to the Duke of York, 1921, then P.P.S. to three Prime Ministers, 1922-1928), sending three snapshots and an enlargement which may amuse you [not present], he is sorry you were not here a little longer as I would have liked to enlarge on our Bucarest conversation... I fear the prediction I made then of civil war and chaos in Germany is almost a certainty... Slatin, (Baron Rudolf, prisoner of the Mahdi for 11 years, administrator of Darfur in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan), is coming back to us here, and inviting Waterhouse to join them for few days real quiet rest, gold crowned monogram AO, 4 sides 8vo., Brownsea Island, Dorset, 24th August
Item Date: 1923
£150
✓ Available
Background
Prince Alfonso was descended in the male line from Louis Philippe I via the Duke of Montpensier, who married a daughter of Fernando VII and was made an Infante of Spain. Alfonso's mother was the youngest daughter of Isabel II. The Prince himself, who was a General in the Spanish Air Force, married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria - Princess Beatrice (1884-1966, youngest daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). Col. Waterhouse shared the Prince's enthusiasm for flying. After a distinguished military career, he became Private Secretary to the Chief of Air Staff, 1918, and to the Controller-General of Civil Aviation, 1919, rising to Flight-Lieutenant and Staff Officer, 1940. The Prince's son was also an airman, but died in an air accident in 1936 serving in the Spanish Civil War.
Stock No. 53870
Guaranteed Authentic
Worldwide Shipping
ABA / ILAB Member
Returns Policy