DLA123-0029  Transcription

[in another hand] 7 

Kensington Palace.

W.8.

30.V.[19]33.

Dear Mr de Laszló,

By all means [illegible] [that?] [last?] portrait of mine [2238] in your coming exhibition.[1] I shall be proud: & in any case it is yours to do as you please, after all.

I am delighted to hear you are happy about your son’s marriage[2] it makes all the difference & parents really know so much

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better than the young people what really should make for [their?] happiness!

Believe me always | Yours sincerely

Alice

Editorial Note:

Princess Alice of Athlone, née Princess Alice of Albany (1883-1981); for biographical notes, see [2447].

LR

22/11/2018


[1] Knoedler’s, London, Portraits by Philip A. de László, M.V.O., 21 June-22 July 1933, no. 32

[2] The following month, in June 1933, Paul Leonardo de Laszlo (1906-1983) [13214], third son of Philip and Lucy de László, married Josephine Vavasour McConnell (1906-1982) [10477].