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"Clementine Churchill": copies of correspondence with the Royal Family, 1948-49, 1968-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/1/146

Scope and Contents

Includes: letters from Sir Piers Legh [Equerry to King George VI] inviting the Churchills to stay at Windsor Castle [Berkshire], Apr 1948, with a list of other guests and a letter of thanks from CSC; telegram of thanks from CSC to Princess Juliana of the Netherlands; letter to CSC from King Haakon of Norway on their recent visit to Oslo; correspondence with Queen Mary's ladies-in-waiting; telegrams with Queen Elizabeth on her birthday. Also includes copies of letters to CSC from Horatia Seymour and Lady Violet Bonham Carter [earlier Lady Violet Asquith, later Lady Asquith of Yarnbury] on being cut off on a broadcast and Winston Churchill's leadership in European affairs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-08

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

For the original letters, see the papers of Clementine Spencer-Churchill, GBR 0014 CSCT 3/68.

Finding aid date

2015-12-02 10:06:17.933000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087