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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/297/5
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria regarding his safe arrival in Gotha
Date	31 March 1844
Writer	Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Letter from Prince Albert to Queen Victoria, written in German on mourning paper. He writes that he has arrived safely in Gotha and has met with his brother and Grandmother. Albert also describes how his emotions overwhelm him [after the death of this father]. He writes 'Tomorrow I shall make the trying visit to the Palace. I shudder at the thought of it'.
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, page 92.
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