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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/296/51
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria relating to his Investiture into the Order of the Garter
Date	25 January 1840
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Prince Albert writes to Queen Victoria describing his Garter ceremony in Gotha, which included Colonel Grey and Colonel Bentinck of the Coldstream Guards. He also mentions Patten's picture and says he sends with the letter a miniature 'fixed in a bracelet' (possibly by W. Schmidt, RCIN 422251).
Place Of Writing	Gotha
Language	German
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 56-58.
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