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Mrs. Mary Ann Hull

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HOYFM.ACL2025.41
Level of description
Fonds
Title
Mrs. Mary Ann Hull
Scope and content
Hard cover notebook containing loose correspondence sent to Mrs. Hull (née Cripps), a member of the Royal Household from 1841-1859, and nursemaid to the Prince of Wales, as well as carer for all the children of Queen Victoria. Includes a card signed by Sophia of Prussia and a photograph of Prince William of Prussia with a handwritten note "given me by the Queen in 1859" and the signature of Mrs. Hall. The correspondence covers news about the Royal children and requests made on their behalf by Royal officials at The Lord Chamberlain's Office, St James's Palace, Balmoral Castle, Windsor Castle, Osborne House, Cumberland Lodge, Eastwell Park, New Lodge Windsor Forest, Marlborough House, and Buckingham Palace.
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