AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
By International Autograph Auctions
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Dec 3, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 1374:
MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, one ...
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Sold for: €650
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Estimated price :
€600 - €900
Buyer's Premium: 25.5%
VAT: 17%
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MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, one page, 8vo, London, 19th March 1960, to Georgina Reinold (sic), on the printed stationery of Clarence House. The Princess writes, in full, 'I was most touched by your very kind letter of congratulations on my engagement. Thank you very much for your good wishes for my future happiness'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Princess Margaret and signed by her with her initial ('M') to the lower left corner. About EX Georgina Reinhold had been Princess Margaret's French tutor. Princess Margaret became engaged to the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones (later Earl of Snowdon) in October 1959; however, the official announcement was not made until 26th February 1960. The marriage ceremony, the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television, took place at Westminster Abbey on 6th May 1960. The couple remained married until their divorce in 1978.
