"Tell Lilibet if she can get there by tea time we could get in a ride on Surprise before dinner." 1958 personal letter of Lord Mountbatten to #PrincePhilip on family matters mentioning #QueenElizabethII. One of two letters (the other one will stay in my collection) in private hands. They were sold in 2023 by an English auctioneer and are said to be legitimately acquired by a journalist from the Duke of Edinburgh himself in the 1950ties. I rarely sell items like this, but this time I do. ebay.co.uk/itm/128138847072

"I therefore enclose £100 which I hope will be acceptable." 1911 letter of #QueenAlexandra when she was the dowager queen — widow of #KingEdwardVII, who had died in May 1910. She lived mainly at Marlborough House & Sandringham and kept up public and charitable work

"...the Queen,...approves of one of H.M.’s chocolate tins being placed on exhibition in the Royal United Service Institution as offered by Messrs. Cadbury." In 1900 #QueenVictoria had ordered to send chocolate bars to the troops in South Africa. bbc.com/news/uk-england-norf…

"Thank you very much for the lovely little bags you sent us. They will be very useful." 1935 letter of Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret from #Sandringham. Signed at the conclusion by the eight-year-old Elizabeth, who also signs on behalf of her four-year-old sister.

"You will be pleased at May's having a 3rd son which delighted us all." Letter of #QueenVictoria of 2 April 1900 to her grandson Prince Alexander of Battenberg aka Alexander Mountbatten. She refers to Mary, Princess of York (later #QueenMary), and her son Henry, born 31 March.

„This mailbox will be emptied for the last time on November 27, 2026. There will be no further collections after that date.“ A „Nordbrief Rendsburg“ mailbox in Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein. The company terminates its mail operations, stamps are only valid until then. #postboxsaturday

"Very many thanks for remembering me on my birthday with such a very useful present, for which I am most grateful." 1960 letter of #QueenElizabethII from #WindsorCastle to Mrs Tanner, widow of Hubert Tanner, headmaster of the Royal School at Windsor.

"votre bonne cousine, Marye”- 1556 letter of Queen Mary I to her cousin, the Duke of Savoy, relaying news and making a recommendation. She made vigorous attempts to reverse the English Reformation. The brutal persecution of Protestants earned her the nickname 'Bloody Mary'.

"I have become a great polo fan. It is extremely good for one's riding, I find, as all the ponies here are so quick that that unexpected turn which they are inclined to do, has one off in a moment!" 1950 letter of Pss Elizabeth from Malta to Horace Smith, Cadogan Riding School.

"My parents' visit to Paris was a great success, wasn’t it? They were delighted with the warm welcome which was shown them." 1914 letter handwritten in French by Edward, #PrinceofWales, to his former tutor Lucien Lassimonne. That time Edward studied at Magdalen College, Oxford.

" .. my cruise is going very well and the weather has been fairly good.. " 1902 letter of #KingEdwardVII from HMY Victoria & Albert while visiting the Scilly Islands. Onboard an OFFICIAL PAID postmark was available, upon arrival at Scilly P.O. the local postmark was applied.

"Max. Jos. Electeur"- 1799 letter signed by Maximilian I Joseph, prince-elector, later King of Bavaria. A Prince-Elector (Kurfürst) was a member of the Electoral College, which elected the Emperor. The office was abolished upon the Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.

"The Prince of Wales desires me to thank you and inhabittants of Windsor for your telegram of congratuations." Telegram dated 23 June 1910 to the Mayor of Windsor. Edward, later #KingEdwardVIII, had been created Prince of Wales that very day, which was his 16th birthday.

"Her Royal Highness was most grateful to you for writing as you did and wanted Terry to have the enclosed photograph." April 1996 letter signed by Victoria Mendham, private secretary of the Princess of Wales. Diana lost her HRH style on August 28, 1996 due to her divorce.

"MRS"- These initials (lower left of that 2001 cover from #BuckinghamPalace) belong to Michael Richard Sefi LVO, RDP, FRPSL, Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection 2003-2018. In 2001, he was deputy to the Keeper, who was Charles Goodwyn. web.archive.org/web/20110723…

"I am rather glad the summer has come so that I can start swimming and water skiiing." 1957 letter of 22-year-old Faisal II, last King of Iraq. He and other members of Iraq's royal family were killed in a coup d'état on 14 July 1958. youtube.com/watch?v=hXY8sNy4…

"I have not, in fact, heard of this and I am overcome by this completely unexpected generosity..." October 1947 letter of (then) Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, RN on a present for his wedding to Pss Elizabeth. From 20 November on he was known as HRH Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

"...we did laugh a great deal over that very odd assortment of sentimental + unsentimental objects." 1948 letter of #QueenMary to Peter Stewart, Secretary of The Carlton Club, the famous London Gentleman’s club and confidante of the Royal Family.

"...The Queen is pleased to see and speak to as many of her subjects as she can when she is able to do so." 1989 letter signed by Dame Philippa de Pass. She was appointed as an Extra Woman of the Bedchamber in 1987, her husband Robert was a polo-playing friend of Prince Philip.

"I got a lovely surprise when Jean gave me your present of The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying"- 1995 handwritten card of Diana #PrincessofWales. Simon Barnes had injured his spinal cord in 1984, which led to his involvement with a charity organization called Spinal Research.