Front of invitation card for Mrs. H. E. Miller to reception at Buckingham Palace, 1936.

Reception at Buckingham Palace – Entrance Card – July 29, 1936

Rectangular yellowed paper card with black printed text on one side reading from top to bottom: “BY THE KING’S COMMANDS   A Reception   will be held by   THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES   THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER    in the Garden of Buckingham Palace   Wednesday, 29th July, 1926, from 4 to 6 p.m.   (Weather permitting)   Admit Mrs. H.E. Miller    at the Grand Entrance, at the Grosvenor Gardens Gate, or   the Constitution Hill Gate   THIS CARD MUST BE SHOWN AT THE ENTRANCE   Lord Chamberlain” .

The name of Mrs. Miller is written in cursive with pencil on a dotted line beside the word “Admit”, and the signature “Cromer” is printed above the word “Lord Chamberlain”, the office being held at the time by Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer, GCB, GCIE, GCVO, PC, ADC.

On the back of the card in the top right is stamped with black ink the number 3828.

Associated place
NA
Associated event
Reception at Buckingham Palace, July 29th, 1936
Associated name(s)
H.E. Miller
Era
1920 – 1938 Interwar period
Location of artifact
Research room – To be determined
Classification
Invitations and tickets, Event related

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