Autographs of Royals...

Part 5: 1837-1910 (Queen Victoria and King Edward VII)

Williams niece, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), had a passion for writing letters. Not only were several volumes of books published with her correspondences already during her lifetime, according to her biographers she literally wrote many tens of thousands of letters during her life! One can imagine that her signature can more easily be found in auctions or in dealer´s catalogues, for a price somewhere around $100.00 or even less.

Queen Victoria´s marriage with German Prince Albert (of "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha") in 1840 ended the Hanoverian dynasty. He was more to her than just her beloved husband; he was an able advisor and secured her position and the Monarchy. His early death in 1861 left the Queen widowed aged 42, mourning for the rest of her life. Prince Albert also organized and managed the very first World Exhibition in London, 1851. On the right, his signature on a letter referring to the Exhibition, thanking the addressee, a Professor, for his help.

Queen Victoria´s eldest son had to be very patient; he was almost sixty years old when he became King Edward VII. (1841-1910) in 1901. You can see a photo of the young "Prince of Wales" (taken before he left for a summer-trip to the USA in 1860, when he was 18 years old; seems he expects to wait for a long time...), and an early signature "Albert Edward", also as Prince, which he was for almost his entire life.

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