Collection | Victorian Additional Papers |
Description | Correspondence from Queen Victoria to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, relating to personal, family and state matters. These include the passage of the 1876 Royal Titles Act and the planning of the Prince's tour of India 1875-6, the consequent opening of Parliament and the need for the Princess of Wales and Princes Albert Victor and George to attend in his absence; the purchase of shares in the Suez Canal; the visit of King Christian IX, Queen Louise and Princess Thyra of Denmark; as well as the illness of Prince Albert Victor and the illness and death of the Queen's friend Lady Augusta Stanley in 1876. |