Today, I received a reply from the UK. I had written to The Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, last month to say I was very sorry to hear about her broken arm and health issues.
Princess Alexandra (81) has been off of engagements since mid-September, due to some health issue. We haven't been given any details. We were told the reason Princess Alexandra missed Princess Eugenie's wedding was because of a broken arm. But there is likely some underlying issue that lead to the fall which broke her arm. Princess Alexandra had a similar fall last year and broke her wrist.
Princess Alexandra is scheduled to return to official engagements at the beginning of December. But we will see what happens as she has been only canceling a month of engagements at a time. So engagements on the schedule is no guarantee she will be back.
The front of the envelope is the typical for the British royals.
What is interesting about the back is it features the Queen's coat of arms, not Princess Alexandra's. I'm not sure why she does this. All of the replies I've received from Princess Alexandra so far, have all used this same envelope.
One would think that this might be a sign that the Queen & Princess Alexandra are using the same envelopes. But these are all smaller than the Queen's envelopes as Alexandra typically replies with a half-size letter, opposed to the full-size the Queen sends.
The reply is the typical from Princess Alexandra and features her monogram at the top. The monogram is two interlocked 'A's. We don't see it often for the British Royals, but it's common for royal monograms to feature the royal's first initial double like this.
The letter reads:
Dear Miss Daly,
Princess Alexandra was grateful to receive your recent letter and was very touched by your kind words about her health.
In thanking you, Her Royal Highness sends her good wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Diane A Duke LVO DLPrivate Secretary and Comptroller to HRH Princess Alexandra
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