Add MS 46722

BOYD CARPENTER PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 74). Unpublished letters from, and on behalf of, members of the English royal family; 1890-1918. Included also are letters from Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham, Private Secretary to George V, to Henry Boyd Carpenter (son of Bishop Boyd Carpenter), 7 Jan. 1919 (f. 42), and from Sir Gerald Henry Crofton Chichester, K.C.V.O., Private Secretary to Queen Mary, to Mrs. Mary Wentworth-Sheilds, daughter of Bishop Boyd Carpenter, 1937 (ff. 57-59), relating to the disposal of these royal letters. Arranged as follows:-

(1) Letters, etc., from, and on behalf of, Edward VII, both as Prince of Wales and as King; 1890-1909. ff. 1-25.

(2) Letters, etc., from Queen Alexandra, both as Princess of Wales and as Queen; 1898-1918. ff. 26-32.

(3) Letters from George V, both as Duke of York and as King; 1894-1914. ff. 33-41.

(4) Letters from Queen Mary, as Duchess of York, as Princess of Wales and as Queen; 1899-1916. ff. 44-56.

(5) Letters from Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales; 1903-1910. The letter of 24 Dec. 1908 (f . 61) is also signed by George VI, as Prince Albert, by Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, afterwards Princess Royal (wife, 1922, of Henry, Viscount Lascelles, and 6th Earl of Harewood 1929), and by Henry William Frederick Albert (Duke of Gloucester 1928). ff. 60-64b.

(6) Letters from George VI, as Prince Albert; included also (ff. 65-69) is a printed copy of the Order of Service at his Confirmation in St Mary Magdalene's, Sandringham, on 18 April 1912; 1903-1914. ff. 60, 61, 70-70b.

(7) Letters, etc., from Victoria Eugenia Julia Ena, Queen Consort of Alphonso XIII of Spain; 1906, 1907. ff. 71-74.

includes:

• ff. 1, 2, 9, 10, 13, 14-19 Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys: Letters, on behalf of the King, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1890-1905.
• ff. 1-25 Edward VII of England: Letters to Bp. Boyd Carpenter: 1890-1909.
• f. 12 Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk: Signature: 1902.
• f.20 Colonel Sir Arthur Davidson, KCB; equerry to Edward VII: Letter, on behalf of the King, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1909.
• ff. 23, 24 General Sir Dighton Macnaghten Probyn, GCSI: Letters, etc., to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1909.: Partly autogr.
• ff. 26-32 Edward VII of England: Letters from Qu. Alexandra to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1898-1918.
• ff. 33-41 George V of England: Correspondence with Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1894-1917.
• f. 37 Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk: Letter to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1911.: Typewritten. Signed.
• f. 42 Henry Boyd Carpenter, son of Bp. W Boyd Carpenter: Letter to, from Lord Stamfordham: 1919.: Typewritten. Signed.
• f. 42 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham private Secretary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V: Letter to H. Boyd Carpenter: 1919.: Typewritten. Signed.
• ff. 44-56 George V of England: Letters from Qu. Mary to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1899-1916.
• ff. 57-59 Hon Sir Gerald Henry Crofton Chichester, Groom-in-waiting to George V: Letters to Mrs. M. Wentworth-Sheilds: 1937.
• ff. 60, 61, 70 George VI of England: Letters, as Prince Albert, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1903-1914.
• ff. 60-64b Edward VIII of England: Letters, as Prince Edward, to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1903-1910.
• f. 61 Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, Princess Royal; wife (1922) of Henry, 6th Earl of Harewood: Joint letter to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1908.: Signed.
• f.61 Henry William Frederick Albert, 1st Duke of Gloucester; 3rd son of George V: Joint letter to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1908.: Signed.
• f. 62 Vice-Admiral Sir Trevelyan Dacres Willes Napier, KCB: Letters to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1909.
• f. 65 George VI of England: Order of his confirmation: 1912.: Printed.
• ff. 71-74 Alfonso XIII of Spain: Letters, etc., from Qu. Ena to Bp. W. Boyd Carpenter: 1906, 1907.