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QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY – ROYAL TELEGRAM – 29 NOVEMBER 1917 – KRISTIANIA – TO LORD FARQUHAR – WW1 PRIORITY MESSAGE – GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY
A scarce First World War royal telegram sent by Queen Maud of Norway (Maud of Wales, daughter of Edward VII) from Kristiania (Oslo) on 29 November 1917, addressed to Lord Horace Farquhar, one of the closest associates of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Sent via the Great Northern Telegraph Company, marked PRIORITY, with full routing metadata.
The message conveys Maud’s personal thanks and warm concern for Lady Farquhar’s health, signed in the standard telegraphic form “MAUD”. Royal telegrams are rarely manuscript‑signed; this printed tickertape format is the correct and desirable form for urgent royal communications of the period.
Dated during the height of WW1, when Norway’s neutrality was under severe pressure and Maud maintained close ties with the British royal family. Royal telegrams from Maud are not common, and wartime examples to high‑level British courtiers are particularly sought after.
Text (verbatim)
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY (LIMITED). PRIORITY.Viâ NORTHERNGREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO LTD OF DENMARK / 29 NOV 1917 / LONDON
SSS KRISTIANIA L111/29 19 29 11 35 =LORD FARQUHAR LONDON =MANY THANKS KIND WISHES DO HOPE DEAR LADYFARQUHAR BETTER MANY MESSAGES FROM US ALL =MAUD
A Fine WW1 Royal TelegramA rare and highly desirable example of Queen Maud’s wartime communications, combining royal, diplomatic, and personal interest.
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Maud of Wales (Nov 1869 – Nov 1938) was Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII. The youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom and a sister of King George V, she was known as Princess Maud of Wales before her marriage, as her father was the Prince of Wales at the time.
Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar, GCB, GCVO, PC, DL (May 1844 – Aug 1923) was a British financier, courtier, Conservative politician, and rogue.
Haakon VII (Aug 1872 – Sep 1957) was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957, having reigned for nearly 52 class=\"MsoNormal\">From a single owner collection of 3,000+ items. A chaotic uncatalogued miscellany of items from 17th to 20th Century.
Containing, amongst many other things: ALSs (Autograph Letters Signed); Signed Photos, Posters, Ephemera, Album pages; Clipped Signatures; Signed Free Fronts; Misc Manuscript Items; etc, etc.
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