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4pp. autograph letter on two sheets signed from Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), dated December 16th 1936, written on '145 Piccadilly W1' black-edged note paper, with unfranked envelope (delivered by hand) addressed to Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll, thanking the Duchess for her sympathy regarding the abdication of Edward VIII: "I do want to thank you from my heart for your dear sympathetic letter... poor David, what will his life be! It is heartbreaking to think of all that energy, charm and ability misdirected... Bertie is being wonderful - he is very calm..."