“My dear Lord Clarendon,— The Queen wishes me to send you the enclosed letters, with the request that they may be sent by messengers to Coblentz. I may tell you in the strictest confidence that Prince Frederic William has yesterday laid before us his wish for an alliance with the Princess Royal with the full … Continue reading Letter from Prince Albert to the Earl of Clarendon, 21st September 1855, on the engagement of Princess Victoria.