'Christ only knows how far gone towards insanity we'll all be at the end of it': part of the first page of the Prince's first letter from New Zealand to his lover, Freda Dudley Ward. It was written at 1 a.m. after a tiring day. At the top are his final endearments, added just before the letter was posted two days later - 'Bless you bless you Fredie darling precious belovèd à moi & please don't forget that your your vewy vewy own devoted adoring little boy & slave your David loves you as no man has ever really loved before!!' (ATL ref. MS-Papers-8780-1-2)
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Turnbull Library Record, Volume 42, 1 January 2009, Page 15
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101'Christ only knows how far gone towards insanity we'll all be at the end of it': part of the first page of the Prince's first letter from New Zealand to his lover, Freda Dudley Ward. It was written at 1 a.m. after a tiring day. At the top are his final endearments, added just before the letter was posted two days later – 'Bless you bless you Fredie darling precious belovèd à moi & please don't forget that your your vewy vewy own devoted adoring little boy & slave your David loves you as no man has ever really loved before!!' (ATL ref. MS-Papers-8780-1-2) Turnbull Library Record, Volume 42, 1 January 2009, Page 15
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