In the letter, which will be auctioned in Germany, Queen Elizabeth, then 38, described newborn Prince Edward as 'good as gold' and said he 'makes everyone happy'.
Queen Elizabeth, then 38, describes newborn Prince Edward as 'good as gold'. READ MORE:An unearthed letter handwritten by Queen Elizabeth II to her midwife in 1964 reveals the monarch as a doting mother, following the birth of Prince Edward.
The letter will be sold at the Eppli auction house in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, on 28 October. 'Mabel was ill in bed when you wrote, and I confess I misread your letter in a great hurry and remembered the wrong day you put down, and when I was away at Arundel last week, I suddenly was reminded of your letter and of course it was too late by then!
In her note, Queen Elizabeth was referring to her eldest son Charles' recovery from pneumonia that same summer. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed their firstborn son, Prince Charles, in 1948, followed by Princess Anne, two years later.
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