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Auction: 18038 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 3097

Autographs
The Munich Agreement
Autograph memorandum written by Queen Mary (1867 - 1953), Queen Consort to King George V (reigned 1910 - 1935) , days after the signing of the Munich Agreement between Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and representatives of Germany, Italy and France (see previous lot).


Written on 3 October 1938 on printed notepaper headed "From / Queen Mary / Marlborough House, S.W.1" to an unnamed correspondent, she writes, "Thank goodness we have peace for the time being tho' much remains to be settled and I am sure one ought to have a National Register of people willing to help in times of emergency, and that they should select the jobs they feel fit for or are willing to undertake...".

Private comments by members of the Royal Family on matters of international affairs are seldom found. Having been Queen Consort during World War I Queen Mary was clearly relieved that there were attempts towards "peace" but remains on guard that preparations need to be made in the event of an "emergency". Photo


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