Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip shared four children
The two-page note, displaying the late Queen's coat of arms at the top, was sent to her midwife and close friend, Sister Helen "Rowie" Rowe on 5 August 1964 – just five months after the birth of Elizabeth's youngest child,
The royal mother, who would have been 38 at the time, revealed how "wonderful" baby Edward was and how he was already trying to meet milestones.The royal correspondence is set to be auctioned off on 28 October in the context of the Best-of Auctions by Eppli at the Leinfelden-Echterdingen location.The letter from the late Queen Elizabeth to Sister Helen reads in full: "Dear Rowie, I am terribly sorry we never got in touch with you before you left London.
"The baby is wonderful – good as gold, trying to sit up and weighing 15 lbs.12! He smiles and giggles at everyone, and makes everyone happy! "Charles, I’m thankful to say, is better but very frail as yet. I hope we see you when we return in October. Yours sincerely Elizabeth R."In the letter the late Queen references her eldest son Charles's recovery from a bout of pneumonia that summer.
The then future King, aged 15, was taken ill while camping with his classmates from Gordonstoun School at the Balmoral estate.Elizabeth ascended the throne on 6 February 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI.Prince Edward made his arrival on 10 March 1964. On his 59th birthday earlier this year, he became the Duke of Edinburgh, taking on the title of his late father Philip.
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