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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/296/55-56
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria regarding his arrival in England
Date	7 February 1840
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Prince Albert writes to Queen Victoria to let her know of his safe arrival at Dover. He writes that they had a 'terrible crossing' and stated that when they landed in Dover their faces 'were more the colour of wax candles than human visages'. He also writes that their welcome was 'satisfactory' with many people cheering as they landed. He writes that they will set out for Canterbury.
Place Of Writing	Dover
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, page 60.
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