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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/296/50
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria regarding Victoria's Speech at the opening of Parliament
Date	23 January 1840
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Prince Albert writes to Queen Victoria and mentions her Speech at the opening of Parliament saying that she must have been nervous but he is sure she would have 'surmounted all the reefs successfully'. He also mentions some of his social engagements, including a masked ball at a new theatre, and says that his Investiture with the Order of the Garter is to take place on that same day. He also writes that they are grieving his father's best friend, Herr von Carlowitz and also sets out the plan for their journey to England.
Place Of Writing	Gotha
Language	German
Extent	1 document (8 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 55-56.
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