| Collection | Princess Augusta Sophia |
| Reference | GEO/ADD/10/97 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Princess Augusta to Lord and Lady Arran |
| Date | 1 September 1826 |
| Writer | Augusta Sophia, Princess (1768-1840) |
| Addressee | Arran, 3rd Earl of |
| Arran, Mary, Countess of |
| Description | After having thanked the Arrans for their kind hospitality, Augusta proceeds to tell them about her last visit to Lord Egremont [George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont] in Petworth; there she met George FitzClarence (illegitimate son of William, the Duke of Clarence, brother of Augusta) with his wife [Lady Mary Windham, Lord Egremont's daughter]. Augusta remarks that she likes Mrs FitzClarence. She, then, goes on to describes the beautiful paintings and statues in the house - she refers, in particular, to "Portraits, chiefly Van Dyke's". She is now going back home and will be meeting with Mary [Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh], Princess Sophia and Mrs Stanhope. Frederick's health [Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany] did not improve but Sir Henry Halford is now trying a new medicine and advices that no one should visit him for a few days. The King is also in bed. |
| Place Of Writing | Frogmore House |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (3 pages) |
| Physical Description | Paper; bound in volume |
| Document Image | 
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| Publications | Flora Fraser, 'Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III', London, 2004, pp. 340-341, provides the context of this letter. |
| Level | Item |
| Credit | published with the kind permission of Olga Mary Bland; Mrs Philippa C J Snowdon, Mr F C G Hohler, Mr R H A Hohler; Ms D M C FitzGeorge-Balfour; Mr R FitzGeorge-Balfour; and Mrs C F Napier |