The handwritten letter as discovered by chance in a second-hand book decades ago and had neen passed down through several generations. Hansons Auctioneers will sell the letter on February 26.
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To think that a letter from a future queen became a bookmark for a book sold in a second-hand store is remarkable, and now it’s going up for auction. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon sent a thank you letter to Mrs. Carmichael from Dundee, Scotland, on 27 January 1923, shortly after her engagement to Prince Albert, Duke…