Queen Victoria

This is the last letter from Queen Victoria, to her Eldest Daughter, Vicky~The Empress Frederick .

Dated 6th January 1901.

Just two weeks later, Queen Victoria passed away, on the 22nd January.

Osborne, 6th January 1901

"I am so grieved to see by your dear letters, that your hands trouble you so.

It is very troublesome that they hurt you so much.

I attempt to write myself (instead of dictating)

I don’t suffer from my eyes, only the sight is rather bad since I have been rather poorly, but I hope it will soon be much better.

I gave your message to Lord Roberts who was greatly gratified.

There were great crowds to receive him and both, Beatrice and Arthur went out to receive him.

He is looking well and was greatly gratified.

Then I gave him the Garter and told him he was to be an Earl…

I must, I fear, end for today to save the post.

God bless you, darling child."

Vicky was already ill with inoperable breast cancer, by the time she received this letter.

She outlived her mother by seven months, dying on the 5th August 1901.

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Vicky as empress dowager (Empress Frederick) with her mother Queen Victoria, 1888