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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/3/29
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from the Princess Royal to Prince Albert
Date	7 July 1860
Writer	Victoria, Princess of Prussia
Addressee	Albert, Prince Consort
Description	Includes the Princess Royal expressing her excitement at visiting her parents at their home. She also details her conversation with Elisabeth of Hesse regarding her son, Louis' [Prince of Hesse] love for Princess Alice. Elisabeth had said that she thought Louis was too young to marry at 22. The Princess Royal writes about Elisabeth of Hesse's family and Fritz [Prince Frederick of Prussia] being envious of their happy family. She also refers to Charles of Hesse and asks her father whether Princess Alice would likely give preference to [Prince] William of Baden.
Place Of Writing	Neues Palais
Language	English
Extent	1 document (20 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"
Level	Item

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