Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Teck's letter to Lady Molesworth, dated May 27, 1880

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Above: Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Duchess of Teck, photographed by Alexander Bassano.

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Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (born Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth on November 27, 1833, died October 27, 1897) was a member of the British royal family, a granddaughter of King George III, grandmother of King Edward VIII and King George VI and great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. She held the title of Duchess of Teck through marriage.

Mary Adelaide is remembered as the mother of Queen Mary, the wife of King George V. She was one of the first royals to patronise a wide range of charities.

The letter:

May 27th

1880

White Lodge,

Richmond Park.

Dear Lady Molesworth

How very kind of you to have brought me such a charming nouveauté from Paris, which I shall [illegible] at Ascot to the admiration doubtless of the lookers on! With my most grateful thanks for your kind thought of me,

Believe me,

Dear Lady Molesworth,

Very sincerely Yours

Mary Adelaide

Note: nouveauté = novelty.