Lot 15 , Royal Interest - an album of autograph letters to Alan Maxwell MVO, of the photographic and camera specialists, Wallace Heaton Ltd., official suppliers to the Royal Family

Royal Interest - an album of autograph letters to Alan Maxwell MVO, of the photographic and camera specialists, Wallace Heaton Ltd., official suppliers to the Royal Family,
offering good wishes upon the occasion of his retirement, in the May of 1984, including those from Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Lord Snowdon, John Spencer, 11th Duke of Marlborough, and others, thanking him for his past and future advice and service, including, from Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) - 3pp, 8vo, from Kensington Palace, dated May 27th, 1986, thanking him for ‘’taking the trouble to write about my camera - I am terribly sad that nothing came out of Japan, as it’s a wonderful place to photograph given the opportunity! However, I also wanted to say how enormously grateful I am for all that you do for me & in particular, the speed in which my pictures return.I do hope that you are happy with the system of passing on the films to Jenny & that the frequency isn’t driving you mad! Once again thank you, Mr Maxwell, for taking such care & trouble over my photography - Yours sincerely, Diana’’; from Prince Charles, 1p, 4to, from Balmoral, dated, 28th October, 1993 - ‘’I just wanted to write and thank you so much for all the time and effort you put in to producing possible Christmas cards for me this year…..What on earth would I do without you…Yours sincerely, Charles’’; from Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, 1p, 8vo, from Windsor Castle, dated 13th June [no year] - ‘’Dear Mr Maxwell, Thank you for your good wishes for my birthday and for the box of video tape. As you have probably heard by now , we have a VHS recorder and I am hoping to exchange the Sony for a system compatible with VHS. Yours sincerely, Philip’’; Prince Andrew, 2pp, 4to, from Gordonstoun School, dated, 18th November, 1977, - ‘’Sir, Thank you for your letter of 1st Nov. I am glad nothing was seriously wrong with my camera…’’, continues, requesting advice relating to a picture he wishes to be enlarged; Prince Edward, 1p, 8vo, from Buckingham Palace, dated 10th September, 1986 - ‘’It appears my last set of photographs were quite popular. Please could you send me copies of 11,12, 15….Yours sincerely, Edward’’, together with numerous invitations to Royal Family and notable society events

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