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A148 LOYAL ADDRESSES


There are also Loyal Addresses pasted in to the Council Minute books, as follows: A10:4/2/11, 9 May 1935, to George V on his completion of 25 years’ reign; A10:4/2/14, Feb. 1936, to Edward VIII on the death of George V; A10:4/2/15, to Edward VIII, on his accession.


 1/    On the Death of King George VI, 6 Feb. 1952

  1    J.P. Mills, RAI President, to the Private Secretary to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, nd [Feb. 1952] - copy of telegram sent to Queen Elizabeth on the death of King George VI (tp.)

  2    The Queen’s Private Secretary to RAI, 12 Feb. 1952 – expresses the Queen’s sincere thanks (telegram)

  3    [Assistant Secretary] to J.P. Mills, 21 Mar. – encloses for signature loyal address to the Queen and letter to Prof. Robert Heine-Geldern (tp.)

  4    18 Mar. - Loyal Address to the Queen on the occasion of the Death of King George the Sixth (printed; signed by J.P. Mills & W.B. Fagg, Hon. Secretary)

  5    Feb. – the Queen and the Queen Mother express thanks for the flowers sent for the Funeral of King George the Sixth (tp.)

 2/    On the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953

  1    1 June 1953 - Loyal Address to the Queen on the occasion of her Coronation (printed; signed by J.P. Mills & W.B. Fagg)

  2    Ibid., two more copies. 2 leaves (printed; unsigned)

  3    Ibid., another copy (printed, with autogr. additions by W.B. Fagg)

  4    David Maxwell Fyfe to J.P. Mills, 16 June – has laid before the Queen the Loyal Address; conveys her Majesty’s thanks (tp.)

  5    Ibid. (tp. copy)

  6    Ibid. (tp. copy with autogr. note by W.B. Fagg)

  7    Ibid., including reply by David Maxwell Fyfe and some of the text added by W.B. Fagg to 2/3 (printed)

 3/    On the Birth of Prince Andrew, 19 Feb. 1960

  1    3 Mar. 1960 – Loyal Address to the Queen on the occasion of the birth of Prince Andrew (printed; signed by Audrey I. Richards, RAI President, & Marian W. Smith, RAI Hon. Secretary)

  2    Ibid. (tp.)

  3    nd – note referring to the printing of the Loyal Address, the number of copies required, etc. (autogr.)

  4    Audrey I. Richards to the Rt. Hon. R.A. Butler, 3 Mar. – requests him to lay the Loyal Address before the Queen (tpc.)

  5    R.A. Butler to Audrey I. Richards, 21 Mar. – has laid before the Queen the Loyal Address; conveys the Queen’s thanks (tp.)