Royalty
[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain)]
Telegram to Lady Colebrooke as received at Abington, Lanarkshire,
saying Delighted to hear leg is at last finished what a long time it has taken to become a dream, 1 side 5½ x 8½, Ballater, 3rd September
Item Date: 1903
Background
Alexandra Harriet (née Paget, d. 1944) was the wife of Sir Edward George Colebrooke, 5th Baronet and (from 1906) 1st Baron. She was a goddaughter of Edward VII and an accomplished sculptress. The royal party had spent a week with the Colebrookes in August on their way north.
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