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From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s kids making a surprise cameo to Princess Anne’s familiar photo, the royal family is wasting no time unveiling their 2024 Christmas cards. And fortunately ...
December 16, 2024 at 9:24 AM. 1 / 29. Look Back at the Royal Family’s Christmas Cards Over the Years. The late Princess Diana and Prince Charles posed alongside their sons, Prince Harry and ...
Laura Seddon Greeting Card Collection is a collection of 19th to early 20th century British greeting cards, housed in the All Saints Library of Manchester Metropolitan University, England. [1] The collection contains 32,000 cards by various publishers, including Britain's first commercially-produced Christmas card.
The original 1753 collection has grown to over 13 million objects at the British Museum, 70 million at the Natural History Museum and 150 million at the British Library. The Round Reading Room , which was designed by the architect Sydney Smirke , opened in 1857.
The British Library Philatelic Collections is the national philatelic collection of the United Kingdom with over 8 million items from around the world. [1] [2] It was established in 1891 as part of the British Museum Library, later to become the British Library, with the collection of Thomas Tapling.
A family photo from Princess Leonor's milestone 18th birthday was chosen for King Felipe and Queen Letizia's annual Christmas card. The royal couple's two daughters, Leonor—who is the future ...
The King's manuscripts are a collection of 446 historical manuscripts held in the British Library. The collection was originally assembled by King George III, and was passed to the British Museum by George IV in 1823 as part of the King's Library. The manuscripts were at first kept with the printed books, but in 1840 were transferred to the ...
In particular, the King's Library formed by George III with the assistance of his librarian Frederick Augusta Barnard, consisting of 65,000 printed books, was given to the British Museum and later transferred to the British Library, where they remain as a distinct collection. [14]