The Queen and other members of the Royal family were invited by the President of Pakistan to watch a Pakistani ballet and supper was served afterwards. At the head table, the Pakistani Foreign Minister requested members of the Royal Family to autograph his copy of the menu. The Queen after initially hesitating to do so, relented at the behest of the Queen Mother and went ahead and autographed it. Something she has very rarely done during her long reign as monarch.
Two pages, 4.5 x 7, signed on the front in blue ballpoint by Queen Elizabeth II ("Elizabeth R") and Prince Philip ("Philip"), and inside by Elizabeth, Queen Mother ("Elizabeth R"), Princess Margaret ("Margaret"), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark ("Marina"), and President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan (“M.A. Khan FM”). In very good to fine condition, with slight haloing to the interior signatures, and old tape residue to the inner top and bottom edges.
Accompanied by a photograph of the the occasion showing the Queen (accompanied by the President of Pakistan), Queen Mother (accompanied by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan), Princess Margaret (accompanied by the President’s Son-in Law) and Princess Marina. Also attached is a newspaper clipping from the Daily Telegraph of November 25th 1966 covering event. In the newspaper photograph are L to R, the Foreign Minister, The Queen, Wife of the Foreign Minister and The President.
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