Elizabeth II., Queen (1926-2022) & Philip, Prince (1921-2021) - Christmas Card signed
Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Signed Christmas Card “Elizabeth R” and
“Philip”. 6.75 x 8.5 inch (folded), n.p. (London), 1952. Folded stiff card with
gold embossed crown to the front. Facing mounted black and white photographic
illustration of the couple with their two children Charles and Anne on the
steps of Balmoral. Minor spotting away from signatures inside and out, else
good condition. Provenance: By family descent from Kenneth Hall (1892-1976).
Hall joined the Royal Navy in 1911, serving in the First Balkan War and then
continuing to serve during both World Wars. Commander Hall was wounded when HMS
Rodney was bombed off Norway. In 1945 he joined the Royal Household, as Chief
Clerk to the Board of the Green Cloth, where he remained for ten years, during
which period he was appointed to foreign Orders of France, Denmark, Holland,
Sweden and Abyssinia.
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