Would you like to view royal menus, invitations, letters, photographs, tickets and momentos of royal family life that very few people have ever seen?

 Items that date from Victorian times to the present day?

Comments from a delighted customer:

"I received my Royal Ephemera this past Friday.  It arrived perfectly. 

I so look forward to each issue.  The photography and articles are absolutely wonderful.  I am very happy to have this special publication in my English collection.  Thanks to all of you that make Royal Ephemera possible".

Mary Lindner, Minnesota, USA

 

Jim Hanson, well known collector of royal ephemera, has compiled a set of 6 newsletters dating from Queen Victoria to Princess Diana based on his extensive collection of royal family ephemera.

The newsletters feature images and historical information from the lives of:

  • King Edward Vlll

  • Queen Victoria

  • Prince Edward Albert

  • King George V

  • Queen Elizabeth ll

  • Princess Diana

Each newsletter is beautifully detailed with a huge range of paper-based ephemera items and accompanied by a range of interesting, entertaining and informative articles relating to the Royal family featured in the newsletter.

Contents of each Newsletter

King Edward Vlll

  • The Royal Proclamation

  • Mourning Stationery commemorating the death of King George V

  • Proof of Buckingham Palace  and Sandringham Menus for Edward Vlll

  • Proofs for Edward's stationery for St James's Palace, Buckingham Palace and The Fort, Sunningdale

  • Buckingham Palace Garden Party Invitation to Mr and Mrs Ernest Simpson

  • A commission signed by the new King

  • Admittance tickets to the King's Birthday Parade and the Presentation of Colours in Hyde Park

  • Menu from a dinner held in October 1936 for the Duke of Coburg

  • Menus and stationery from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert

  • Menu for a Masonic banquet attended by the Duke of York on 30 November 1936

  • Menu dated 8 December 1936 for Edward's last supper - he abdicated on 11 December.

  • Postcard and documents relating to the Coronation of Edward Vlll, planned for May 1937.

Queen Victoria

  • Christmas card from Victoria to Lady Ismania Southampton, handwritten

  • Invitation to a dinner at the Guildhall, 1837, attended by Victoria

  • Ticket for the Coronation

  • Victoria and Albert Stationery

  • Embossed letterheads

  • Ticket for private viewing of "First May 1851"

  • Advertising trade card of Queen Victoria's postmaster, William Humphris

  • Mourning stationery after the death of Prince Albert

  • Lace Programme from Windsor Castle for a theatre performance

  • Queen Victoria handwritten envelopes

  • Invitation to Golden Jubilee Service at St Margaret's, Westminster

  • Menu for dinner at St James's Palace to celebrate 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the Royal Agricultural Society.

  • Balmoral menu for dinner on 31 May 1896

  • Queen Victoria's last New Year Card

  • The Canada Gazette recording of the death of Queen Victoria

Prince Albert Edward - future King Edward Vll

  • Wedding photo of Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra

  • Menu for the opening of the Library at the Middle Temple, 1861

  • Dinner menu on the arrival of Princess Alexandra in England, 1863

  • Invitation to the wedding of Albert Edward and Alexandra, 1863

  • Invitation to a Royal Ball at the Guildhall, 1863

  • Admittance ticket to Thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral for recovery of Prince of Wales. 1872

  • Music programme, Sandringham House, 1874

  • Invitation to Reception at Guildhall 1876, following Tour of India,

  • Dinner menu at Abergeldie Castle at end of Grouse season, 1877

  • Menu for 19th Wedding Anniversary Ball

  • Handwritten letter from Prince of Wales to Sir Charles Wyke

  • Menu and stationery from Sandringham House

  • Invitation to opening of The Goldsmith's Company Technical and Recreational Institute, 1891

  • Invitation to Prince of Wales to attend lunch at the Guildhall, Windsor, 1889.

  • Invitation to the Opening of Tower Bridge by Prince of Wales, 1894

  • Menus for dinner at Marlborough House, 1893 and 1894

Queen Elizabeth ll

  • Portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Annignoni

  • Dinner menu from Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, 1939 relating to her first meeting with future Duke of Edinburgh

  • Order of Service for wedding in Westminster Abbey

  • Wedding Breakfast menu

  • Telegram to Sister Rowe following birth of Prince Charles

  • Invitation to Coronation, 1953

  • Admittance ticket to Coronation

  • Handwritten memo and envelope to Keeper and Steward of the Royal Cabins on HMY Britannia

  • Menu and music programme from RMY Britannia

  • Ceremonial for Trooping the Colour, 1972, and special notice relating to death of Duke of Windsor

  • Christmas menus at Sandringham

  • Notification of Duchess of Windsor receiving the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977

  • Menus for State Banquets at Buckingham Palace

  • The Queen's Christmas Card

  • Buckingham Palace stationery and Game Card from Sandringham

  • Dinner menus from Palace of Holyrod House

  • Admittance tickets to Royal Maundy Service, from 1952 - 1962

King George V

  • Handwritten letter by Prince George to Rev Dalton, his tutor, 1877

  • Handwritten letter by Prince George to Sir Francis de Winton, 1892

  • Admittance Ticket and Wedding Breakfast Menu, 1893

  • Menu from HMS Ophir, 1901

  • HMY Victoria and Albert menus

  • Handwritten note from King George to Chavalier Eduardo De Martino, 1910

  • Invitation to Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 1911

  • Ticket to the Coronation

  • Photograph of Coronation Spithead Review, Portsmouth, 1911

  • Menu for the Royal State dinner 1911, Coronation Durbar Day in Delhi

  • Programme for Command Performance at Theater Royal, Drury Lane, in honour of German Emperor and Empress, 1911

  • Invitation to dinner on HMY Victoria and Albert, 1922

  • Menu Cards from various residences of King George V

  • Invitation to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1913

  • Stationery from York Cottage, 1899 and 1924

  • Invitation to a Sandringham Boy to dinner at Sandringham Hall Stables, 1919

  • Instructions from Master of the Household to guests

  • Photographs of King George V

  • Menus and invitations to Silver Jubilee, 1935

 

Diana, Princess of Wales

  • Invitation to the Royal Wedding, 1981

  • Invitation to dinner at Buckingham Palace, on 27 July 1981

  • Menu for dinner on 27 July 1981

  • Table plan for the Wedding on 29 July 1981

  • Invitation and reception layout for Reception on 27 July 1981

  • Invitation and Menu for supper on 28 July 1981

  • Wedding Breakfast Menu

  • Menus from Cunard Steamship Company an Savoy Hotel, London to celebrate the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

  • Photograph of Prince Charles and Princess of Wales with ship's company on board HMY Britannia

  • Admittance ticket to funeral 1997

  • Ticket and programme for Concert for Diana

 

There are two ways you can receive “The Royal Ephemera Newsletter”:

In the mail

The newsletter is approximately 20 pages long and beautifully produced on silk gloss A4 sized paper, at 150 gsm weight.  And because it’s in full colour, the quality is just superb – ideal for keeping so future generations to enjoy as well! We highly recommend the printed version if you like the idea of receiving a tangible newsletter that you can hold in your own hands.

 

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In your email inbox: 

If you hate the idea of waiting for the post, the instant download option is for you!  For each newsletter, you will receive an email complete with password and link to “The Royal Ephemera Newsletter”.  You will be directed to the appropriate download page here on our website and your high-resolution newsletter will be ready to print out in just minutes! You get the image quality of a hard copy newsletter, without having to wait for the mail!

 

 

Don't Miss Out!

We have just completed the final newsletter, featuring Diana, Princess of Wales

This unique newsletter is available now and is crammed full of beautiful memorabilia.  We are only issuing a limited number, so you will need to act fast to reserve a copy! 


 

If you leave your details in the box below we will email you instructions to download a free sample of our Royal Ephemera Newsletter. 

Our newsletter is based on Jim Hanson's wide ranging collection and we believe its contents are unique.

 

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(c) Royal Ephemera Newsletter 2007