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Letters from Queen Mary to friend to be sold at auction

A collection of personal letters and photographs from Queen Mary to a friend spanning half a century has been revealed for the first time before being sold at auction.

The birth and christening of Queen Elizabeth II are detailed in the collection, which also includes cheques made out to Queen Mary from her friend, Kate Rube.
Mrs Rube, and later her daughter Elizabeth Gillman, corresponded with the wife of George V from the turn of the 20th century and into the 1950s.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)