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On 14 October 1914, George V 's 17-year-old daughter, Mary, Princess Royal, launched an appeal to fund a Christmas gift for every member of the armed forces. [4][5] Shortly before Christmas 1914, advertisements were placed in the British press seeking donations for the "Soldiers and Sailors Christmas fund" and £152,691 was soon raised. [6]
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 ...
From family portraits to memorable trips, the British royal family has made it a tradition to send out a Christmas card every year The best (and worst) royal Christmas cards of all time Skip to ...
Castles (Not a Commemorative issue, the 2nd set of 'Pictorial' High Value Definitives) Four (10s and £1 first issued 1 September, 2s 6d and 5s first issued 23 September) 1957. 1 August 1957. World Scout Jubilee Jamboree. Three (2 + 1⁄2 d, 4d, 1s 3d) 12 September 1957. 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference.
Charles Goodall (also referred to as Charles Goodall & Sons or just Goodall) was a British playing card maker based in London; first at Soho and later in Camden. Goodall, alongside primary domestic competitor De La Rue, accounted for approximately two-thirds of domestic playing card production by 1850. The firm's Camden works employed in excess ...
The following year the sale of Christmas Seals brought even more money to the fight against tuberculosis. [6] [7] During the first six years, enough funds were raised to build the Christmas Seal Sanatorium in Kolding, which was opened in 1911. The same year the sanatorium was transferred to the administration of the Danish National Association ...