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Postcard showing three generations of the Royal Family 1903
Postcard | 14.0 x 8.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2587556

London : Raphael Tuck & Sons
Postcard showing three generations of the Royal Family 1903
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Postcard showing three generations of the Royal Family. There are five small oval portraits - King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, the Prince of Wales, later King George V, the Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary, and Prince Edward of York, later Edward VIII. At the top of the card, there is a quotation from Act III, Scene IV of Shakespeare's History of King John that reads "All days of Glory, Joy and Happiness" It was sent to Prince Albert of Wales, later King George VI, by Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. The message reads : 'For dear Bertie, from Alix, 1903'.
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From an album of postcards collected by Prince Albert of Wales
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Postcard
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14.0 x 8.8 cm (whole object)
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