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Antique Royal Birthday Invitation Queen Mother Princess Alice Duchess Gloucester

£125.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.


Fine antique royal invitation embossed in gold with ERII surmounted by a crown to a Dance at Windsor Castle hosted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to mark the 80th Anniversaries of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Beaufort, dated 18th June 1980. From the collection of Angela Lascelles (1919-2007), first wife of the Honourable Gerald Lascelles second son of the 6th Earl of Harewood and his wife the Princess Royal - despite divorcing she remained very close to Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family.

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Invitation Size: 15 x 20.5 cm approx





Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Royal: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

To Commemorate: Birth/Birthday

Type: Invitation

Royalty: UK Royalty

Year: 1980

Signed: Yes

Manufacturer: Royal Household

Theme: Royalty

Features: Antique

Vintage: Yes

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