Lot 390
Edward VII, as Prince of Wales
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2008 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Autograph telegram signed 'Albert Edward', in pencil, to Prince Bismarck at Varzin, expressing sympathy on his bereavement, in German, 29 November [1894], Russian telegram; Autograph telegram signed 'Albert Edward' in pencil, to his eldest daughter Louise, Duchess of Fife, commenting on the wedding of Emperor Nicholas II to Princess Alix, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, 26 November 1894; Autograph telegram signed "A.E." to Lady Brooke, Easton Lodge, Dunmow, in code, [c.1894], French telegram; Autograph telegram signed "Albert Edward" to Lord Clanwilliam, Admiralty House, Portsmouth, expressing regret at not being able to meet Admiral Gervais and officers of his squadron, German telegram, undated (4)
Footnote
Note: The Prince and Princess of Wales were in St. Petersburg in November 1894 to attend the funeral of the Russian Emperor Alexander III whose wife Marie was the Princess Alexandra's sister. They stayed on to attend the wedding of the new Emperor Nicholas II to Princess Alix of Hesse, granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Francis Maynard, known to her friends as Daisy, was married to Lord Brooke and had an affair with the Prince of Wales until about 1895, two years after Lady Brooke became Countess of Warwick.