ALS signed “Elizabeth,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, Clarence House letterhead, April 24, 1950. Handwritten letter to Horace Smith, who ran Cadogan Riding School, where he taught Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to ride horses. Elizabeth writes from Malta, where she lived between 1949 and 1951, just after celebrating her 24th birthday. In full: "I send my sincere thanks to you and Sybil for your message of good wishes for my birthday, which I much appreciate. It is lovely out here, and I have become a great polo fan. I even took it up mildly myself when I was out here last year! It is extremely good for one's riding, I find, as all the ponies here are so quick that that unexpected turn which they are inclined to do, has one off in a moment! I hope you and Sybil are both well." In fine condition.
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