Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Ireland's letter to her uncle Leopold I, King of the Belgians, dated July 18, 1837

Source:

The letters of Queen Victoria: a selection from Her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1831 and 1861: published by authority of His Majesty the King, edited by Arthur Christopher Benson and Viscount Reginald Baliol Brett Esher, 1907

https://archive.org/details/lettersofqueenvi01victuoft/page/86/mode/2up

Above: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Ireland, painted by Sir Henry Landseer.

Above: Leopold, King of the Belgians, lithograph by Luigi Calamatta.

The letter:

18th July 1837.

MY BELOVED UNCLE, — ... I have been so busy, I can say but two words more, which are that I prorogued Parliament yesterday in person, was very well received, and am not at all tired to-day, but quite frisky. There is to be no review this year, as I was determined to have it only if I could ride, and as I have not ridden for two years, it was better not. Believe me, always, your devoted Niece,

VICTORIA R.