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Auction: 25066 - Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera
Lot: 78

Great Britain
Royalty
Lord Louis Mountbatten
March 1920 Autograph letter written by Lord Mountbatten on his personal notepaper, amended to "Train to Portsmouth", while accompanying the Prince of Wales at the start of a Royal Visit to Australia and New Zealand. Written to the Prince's mistress, Mrs Freda Dudley Ward at Cumberland Terrace, Regent's Park, thanking her for a party invitation. Knowing of the relationship between the two, Lord Louis promises to "look after him" during the seven month tour. The letter is signed "Dickie", and the envelope is initialled "LM", franked with a stamp that isn't cancelled as the letter was delivered by Prince Albert who travelled to Portsmouth to bid farewell to his brother, the Prince of Wales.


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Estimate
£300 to £350

Starting price
£250