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VICPRIV - Private papers of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Prince Consort
1 - Correspondence and papers of Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort
11 - Correspondence about the births of the Princess Royal, 1840, and the Prince of Wales, 1841
Collection
Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference
VIC/MAIN/M/11/10
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Letter from Lord Palmerston to Prince Albert
Date
3 December 1840
Writer
Palmerston, 3rd Viscount
Addressee
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Description
Lord Palmerston explains how the Princess Royal cannot be described as 'Heir to the Throne' since on the birth of a prince, she would no longer have the legal right to the throne.
Place Of Writing
Carlton Terrace
Language
English
Extent
1 document (4 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"
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