H.R.H. Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1...

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H.R.H. Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary) - Various letters from the 1930s addressed to her son Gerald Lascelles: including March 1938 regarding a visit to Greece taking in Athens with the King's sisters; March 1934 on headed paper for Palestine hotels, Jersualem, regarding trip to Marrakech, Tangier, Gibraltar etc; January 1935 including 'Daddy returned on Friday evening and brought Sir Reginald Blomfield, the architect....'; January 1939 including 'On Wednesday at 4.15 Uncle Bertie [King George VI], Daddy etc went to Wolfreton after lunch...'; and November 1937 'On Thursday I went to Doncaster & visited Messrs Pilkington's glassworks: plate glass and vitrolite, coloured glass used for shops, bathrooms etc. Most interesting...'. (Approx. 18) PROVENANCE: Private collection of Angela Lascelles (wife of The Hon. Gerald Lascelles, First Cousin of Queen Elizabeth II) and thence by descent.

+ Calendar 2025-02-28 10:00:00 2025-03-01 23:59:59 Europe/London Two Day Sale - Royal Family Letters, Fine Art, Silver, Jewellery, Buddhas, Cameras, Georgian Watches, Rugs, English Porcelain, Caddy Spoons, Antiques & Collectables. Two Day Sale to include Royal Family letters and other property from the Estate of The Late Angela Lascelles, a large single owner collection of Cameras including Leica, 18th/19th century English Porcelain, and Georgian Pair Cased watches, collection of silver Caddy Spoons and a good quantity of Paintings and Rugs. Please note: Friday viewing is strictly 15:00-19:00. Day One will be online bidding only. Please register early - we cannot guarantee that you will be approved to bid if you register during the auction. Payments and collections from Monday 3rd March only. Young's Auctions
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