DLA024-0173 Transcription

42 BIS, AVENUE HENRI MARTIN

8 Mai 1937

Dear Friend

Thank you so much for the marvellous card.

Could your secretary buy me 3 dozen more [postcards] of the King, and send them to me here, at my own expense by money return –

Docteur Borenius is coming here to see me on May 19th if you have anything to say to me send message by him!

Our I saw Comtesse de Villeneuve Bargemon you met here.

I think she wants to know if you would do a Drawing of “our Queen”, Madame la Duchesse de Guise^[1]

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Yesterday I saw Montesquieu’s picture [possibly 4151] at B.B.!!! Splendid.

I spoke very much of you yesterday with [illegible] Madame la Princesse Nicolas de Grèce;^[2] S.A.R. Madame la Princesse Paul de Yougo Slavie^[3] was there too She is really splendid!!!

Our sale will be 7 and 8 July in London I think.

Thank you and my best regards and admiration to you | dear Master and Friend^[4]

CG Gramont

Editorial Note:

Duchesse de Gramont, née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe (1882–1958), wife of 12th duc; for biographical notes, see [8804].

SMDL

20/03/2019

[1] Comtesse Xavier Villeneuve-Bargemont, née Yvonne Lafleur de Kermaingant (1873–1967) was lady-in-waiting to Isabelle d'Orléans, duchesse de Guise (1878–1961).

[2] Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, née Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia (1882–1957) [11628]

[3] Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, née Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903–1997) [11684]

[4] Translated from French: “Merci et toutes mes amitiés et mon admiration | Cher Maître et Ami”