Autograph Collections.- Members of the Royal Household
Large collection of letters from various members of the Royal Household to Mr. Richardson

including:

- Lord Chamberlains of the Royal Household: Lord Camoys (typed thank you letter); Lord Cobbold (four thank-you letters for Mr Richardson’s good wishes); the Earl of Airlie (four letters, one referring to his recent appointment as Lord Chamberlain, 7 August 1984); Lord Richard Luce (ten typed letters, 1977-1991); Lord Maclean of Duart (handwritten letter about the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana “Everyone who played a part in the arrangements for the wedding considered it a very real privilege and tremendous pleasure to be involved even in the smallest way”, 6 August 1981); and William Peel (two letters thanking Mr Richardson for his sympathy);

- Lord Chamberlains of the Queen Mother’s Household: the Earl of Crawford (five letters, one about his appointment as First Crown Estate Commissioner, 28 April 1980; the other referring to the recent passing of the Queen Mother, 15 April 2002); the Earl of Dalhousie (four thank-you letters);

- Ladies-in-Waiting and Women of the Bedchamber to The Queen: Dame Anne Hawkins (letter thanking Mr Richardson "for your letter of sympathy on the death of Prince William", 19 September 1972); Lady Margaret Hay (typed letter thanking Mr Richardson for the good wishes he sent to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for their twenty-seventh wedding anniversary, 21 November 1974); Lady Susan Hussey (three thank-you letters); Jean Woodroffe (handwritten thank-you message); Lady Kathryn Dugdale (typed letter thanking Mr Richardson for the good wishes he sent to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh for their wedding anniversary, 22 November 1979); Fortune Duchess of Grafton (typed thank-you note, 1 July 1980); Diana, Lady Farnham (two letters, one thanking Mr Richardson for sending his condolences on her husband's death); Henriette, lady Abel Smith (thanking Mr Richardson for his letter of sympathy); Patricia, Marchioness of Abergavenny (two thank-you letters, one mentioning her recently received Honour); Lady Pamela Hicks (two letters, one saying "I spent last Christmas with my younger daughter, India, in the Bahamas. You wrote me a letter about 'The Windsors' television programmes...I thought the programmes were excellent. They were extremely interesting and Kenneth Rose particularly amazing", 6 August 2001); Dame Mary Morrison (four thank-you letters, one referring to Prince Edward's recovery and adding "I know you will be pleased to hear that His Royal Highness is now much better", 8 August 1972); Dame Philippa de Pass (two letters referring to her receiving a CVO); and Virginia, Countess of Airlie (handwritten thank-you card about her recently received Honour);

- Ladies in Waiting to the Queen Mother: Kathleen, Duchess of Abercorn (two handwritten thank-you letters); Dame Frances Campbell-Preston (twelve letters, one letter thanking Mr Richardson for his sympathy on the death of Princess Anne of Denmark, 7 October 1980); Dame Olivia Mulholland (seven thank-you letters, 1976-1982); Elizabeth, Lady Grimthorpe (three handwritten thank-you notes); Ruth, Lady Fermoy (sixteen letters, mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his birthday greetings, one mentioning the birth of her grandson, Prince William “His arrival brings great happiness to his parents and to those who are close to him, and it is wonderful to know that many millions of people share this joy”, 4 July 1982); Lady Caroline Douglas-Home (saying her father will be delighted to sign a book for Mr Richardson); Prudence, Lady Penn (four letters, one letter mentioning Princess Margaret’s recent passing “I do miss her very much indeed, and always will, she was a wonderful friend, and for so many years”, 8 March 2002; another the death of the Queen Mother shortly after “It was such a wonderful public response last Tuesday and I hope it will have given comfort to the Queen. Poor Lady, what a time has been for her” 11 April 2002); Lady Elizabeth Bassett (six letters, mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his greetings on the Queen Mother’s birthday); Lady Katharine Seymour (ten handwritten thank-you notes for Mr Richardson’s birthday greetings); Lady Margaret Colville 9referring to the Queen Mother’s death “It has indeed been a sad time for all of us at Clarence House and for Her Majesty. We can only be thankful that she is now at peace”, 15 April 2002); Elizabeth, Countess of Scarborough (four autograph thank-you notes); Lady Angela Oswald (mentioning her letter to the Daily Telegraph and the Rhodesian Christian Group, 20 July 2003); another letter mentioning the death of the Queen Mother “We must be thankful that we had Queen Elziabeth for as long as we did and that her life was such an incredible influence for good” 6 May 2002); Lady Jean Rankin (sending the Queen Mother's thanks for Mr Richardson’s congratulations on her appointment as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 19 September 1978); and Margaret Rhodes (three handwritten thank you letters, one mention “an awful article on Queen Elizabeth in today’s Observer, 16 July 2000);

- Masters of the Horse: Lord Vestey (letter thanking Mr Richardson for congratulating "on my election to the Jockey Club", 2 July 1979); the Earl of Westmorland (two thank-you notes); the Duke of Beaufort (twelve typed thank-you letters, 1970-1979); and Lord Somerleyton (four handwritten thank-you letters, one about his receiving the GCVO by the Queen", 10 January 1999).

(Quantity:large qty)

Dimensions: v.s.