Uncommon collection of material related to the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, including: an ALS, signed “Yours most sincerely, Charles and” and “Camilla,” one page, 7.25 x 9.25, Birkhall letterhead, April 21, 2005, addressed to Patricia Simmonds of the Garden Party Office, in part: “My wife and I wanted to write and express our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution to our wedding in Windsor on 9th April. The whole event would simply not have been possible had it not been for the extraordinary team of people with all their various skills and attributes who worked so hard and such long. Hours—not least when we had to defer the wedding from Friday to Saturday—to make the day the truly happy and uniquely memorable occasion that it was for us both and for all our guests. The seamless way in which everything worked to such perfection will be a permanent tribute to your professionalism and commitment, alongside that of everyone else involved.” Charles adds the salutation in his own hand. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
Also included: a printed ALS from Charles and Camilla, three pages, 7 x 9.25, Clarence House letterhead, May 24, 2005, addressed to “All the members of Royal households,” and conveying thanks “to all those who so very generously contributed to such a lovely wedding present”; a spiral-bound 23-page “Administrative Instruction” packet for the “Marriage of The Prince of Wales and Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles, Windsor, Saturday, 9th April, 2005,” issued by Lord Chamberlain’s Office, with sections relating to “Outline Timetable of Events,” “Preliminary Arrangements,” “Arrival of Members of the Royal Family and Foreign Families at Windsor Castle,” “Civil Ceremony,” “Service of Prayer and Dedication, St. George’s Chapel,” “Procedure at the End of the Service,” “Reception in the State Apartments,” and “Departure from Windsor Castle,” with the third appendix containing maps of Windsor Castle and directions to Long Walk Gate; a pair of official 15-page programs for the “Service of Prayer and Dedication Following the Marriage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall,” printed by Barnard & Westwood Limited, with accompanying “Duty” pass for the event, issued to “Mrs. Patricia Simmonds,” as ticket number “132.” In overall fine condition. Also accompanied by the original mailing envelope for the printed letter.
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