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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/296/48
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria in which he requests Queen Adelaide be prevented from attending their wedding ceremony due to ill health
Date	17 January 1840
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria in which he writes that the Duke of Meiningen is concerned for the health of his sister, Queen Adelaide and has asked that Victoria do what she can to prevent her from attending the ceremony in the Chapel Royal. He also writes that he does not wish to bear Victoria's coat of arms, but if he must he would like them to be quartered with his own coat of arms.
Place Of Writing	Gotha
Language	English
Extent	1 document (12 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 53-54.
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