TLS signed “Yours ever, Charles,” one page, 8 x 13, Highgrove House letterhead, July 4, 1991. Letter to BBC personality Jimmy Savile, in full: “I can't tell you how grateful I am for the most useful assistance you provided for my speech in the Guildhall the other day. It really was extremely good of you to take the trouble to put together those splendid notes and they provided me with considerable food for thought. Whether you think the final result is in any way worthwhile is of course another matter...But in case it might interest you I enclose a copy of my speech. With renewed and heartfelt thanks.” Charles adds the salutation in his own hand. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original envelope hand-addressed by Charles, who adds his first initial to the lower left corner, "C."
Sir Jimmy Savile was a British television presenter and charity fundraiser who was posthumously revealed to have allegedly sexually abused hundreds of people, including children, over a period of several decades. He also notably held a relationship with Prince Charles, one formed over their shared interest in charity events. It’s purported that Savile acted as an unofficial adviser to Prince Charles, who sought his advice on a number of occasions on how the royal family ought to interact with the public and media. In 2012, following the revelations about Savile's alleged abuse, Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles, issued a statement saying that the Prince of Wales had ‘no knowledge’ of Savile's wrongdoing and had not been in contact with him since 1999. In spite of these allegations, Savile was praised in obituaries for his personal qualities and his work raising an estimated £40 million for charities.
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