1877 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh - Clarence House to Sir Henry Ponsonby

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1877 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh - Clarence House to Sir Henry Ponsonby
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1887 Regarding Victoria Jubilee Medals & Bluejackets
1877 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh - Clarence House , St James. S.W. Fine letter on his personal monogrammed letter stationery to Sir Henry Ponsonby (Queen Victoria's Private secretary).
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29th June 1887,
My Dear Ponsonby,
I have observed that a general order has been published expressing the Queen's approval of the apperance of the duties performed by the Army on the 21st, I have however not seen any such notice of the Bluejackets!, it is very desirable that this omision should be rectified.
As I am leaving early tomorrow, perhaps you will have the medals for Colville, Poole, Sulacrieff & Bambridge sent to Clarence House & those for Rickards & Keppel to me in the Mediterraneon through the Admiralty Bag.
Yours Very Truly.
Alfred."
Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900)
reigned as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert, Prince Consort. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire.
Flag rank Alfred was stationed in Malta for several years and his third child, Victoria Melita, was born there in 1876. Promoted rear-admiral on 30 December 1878, he became admiral superintendent of naval reserves, with his flag in the corvette HMS Penelope in November 1879. Promoted to vice-admiral on 10 November 1882, he became Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet, with his flag in the armoured ship HMS Minotaur, in December 1883.
He became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, with his flag in the armoured ship HMS Alexandra, in March 1886, and having been promoted to admiral on 18 October 1887,
he went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in August 1890. He was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on 3 June 1893.
Percy Scott wrote in his memoirs that "as a Commander-in-Chief, the Duke of Edinburgh had, in my humble opinion, no equal. He handled a fleet magnificently, and introduced many improvement in signals and manoeuvring." He "took a great interest in gunnery."
"The prettiest ship I have ever seen was the [Duke of Edinburgh's flagship] HMS Alexandra.
Fresh to the Market Place, from Major-General Sir John Ponsonby's Collection
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John Ponsonby (British Army officer)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major-General Sir John Ponsonby KCB CMG DSO (25 March 1866 – 26 March 1952) was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division during World War I
Born the son of Sir Henry Ponsonby (Queen Victoria's Private Secretary), his Mother Hon. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby, Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria
and a daughter of John Crocker Bulteel.
His brothers were Frederick Ponsonby, ( Assistant Private Secretary to Edward VII & GV), and Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, (British politician, writer, and social activist).
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1877 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh - Clarence House , St James. S.W. Fine letter on his personal monogrammed letter stationery to Sir Henry Ponsonby (Queen Victoria's Private secretary). "29th June 1887,My Dear Ponsonby,I have observed that a general order has been published expressing the Queen's approval of the apperance of the duties performed by the Army on the 21st, I have however not seen any such notice of the Bluejackets!, it is very desirable that this omision should be rectified.As I am leaving early tomorrow, perhaps you will have the medals for Colville, Poole, Sulacrieff & Bambridge sent to Clarence House & those for Rickards & Keppel to me in the Mediterraneon through the Admiralty Bag. Yours Very Truly.Alfred." Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) r
City/Town/Village/Place
London
Related Interests
1887 Jubille Medals
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
England
Royal Residence
Clarence House, St James
Royal/ Reign
Victoria (1837-1901)
Royal
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
England County
Middlesex
To Commemorate
Golden Jubilee
Era
1881-1890
Addressed to
Sir Henry Ponsonby
Document Type
Original Manuscript Letter
Year of Issue
1887