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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/C/19/15
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Lord John Russell
Date	26 April 1851
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Russell, John, Lord; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Description	Letter from Prince Albert to Lord John Russell regarding the Corps Diplomatique and their organisation of the opening ceremony of the Great Exhibition. He also comments on Lord Palmerston's statement that the proceedings are 'unusual and unprecedented', because it is not solely an English ceremony, but an international one. Prince Albert also reports that Colonel Reid has been warned about the firing of guns so near the building and that he would prefer that the wishes of the City for a banquet do not include the Queen, so that she may avoid giving multiple speeches on the Exhibition.
Place Of Writing	Windsor Castle
Language	English
Extent	1 document (5 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
Level	Item

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