DLA123-0134 Transcription
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
July 9. 1909.
Dear Mr. Laszlo.
I am commanded by The King[1] to write & thank you so much for your kind thought in asking this [request?] to take into his possession the portrait of his
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Majesty [7705].
The King thinks it an excellent likeness, and is very proud to possess it, & [urges?] me to thank you for your
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kindness in giving it to him.[2]
[Yours?] [Sincerely?]
[Charles?] [illegible][3]
LR
11/11/2019
[1] King Edward VII of Great Britain (1841-1910) [7705]
[2] The King’s pleasure with his portrait [7705] and the pendant of Queen Alexandra’s [7707] was publicly acknowledged in July 1909, when he appointed the artist Member of the Royal Victorian Order.
[3] Possibly Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Arthur Andrew Frederick (1861-1913), British Army officer and courtier. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick was Master of the King's Household and an Extra Equerry to King Edward VII and to Queen Alexandra at the time of this letter.