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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/296/29
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria during his time in Coburg
Date	30 November 1839
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Prince Albert writes to Queen Victoria in German, while visiting Coburg. He writes of missing Victoria saying 'Your dear picture stands on my table in front of me, and I can hardly take my eyes off it'. He mentions that the next newspaper in Coburg will bring news of their engagement to the public there. He also writes to ask Victoria to wait until his return to choose the men who would form his Household and also sends a portrait of himself at 8 years old.
Place Of Writing	Coburg
Language	German
Extent	1 document (20 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"
Publications	Letter translated and published in 'Letters of the Prince Consort 1831-1861 / selected and edited by Dr. Kurt Jagow ; translated by E.T.S. Dugdale. 1938, pages 29-30.
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