Antique Hand Signed Letter Prince Charles of Wales Highgrove Scillies Work 1993 For Sale

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Fine antique handwritten and signed letter from Prince Charles on Highgrove House stationery with the Prince of Wales embossed Prince of Wales Feathers at the header, thanking Ian Robertson for her services whilst working for him on the Scillies "I can't tell you how much it warmed my battered old heart to see what you and Alf Trewin & John Poat have done through cajoling, persuasion and example you have l eft a legacy behind you as you head for retirement and, what I store, you have helped ensure that things are done on the Scillies the way I have hoped they would be done so that I can , hopefully hand the islands on to my successor - a better and more beautiful and more sustainable way than when I took them on...", accompanied by its original envelope with 'C' in the lower left hand corner and embossed back flap. From the collection of Lt Col Ian Robertson who worked for the Prince at the Duchy of Cornwall
Envelope Size: 16 x 11 cm approxPhotos form part of the description