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CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK: (1768-1821) Princess of Wales 1795-1820, Queen consort of King George IV 1820-21. A.L.S., Caroline, Princess de Galles, as Princess of Wales, in the third person (although also signed in a conventional manner at the conclusion), three pages, 4to, n.p. (Pesaro), 21st August 1818, to Professor Tamassini, in French. The Princess expresses her pleasure at the news that her correspondent's wife has safely given birth to a baby girl, and adds that she is looking forward to congratulating him personally on his next visit, further conveying the good wishes of 'Monsieur le Baron' (her lover, Bartolomeo Pergami), and continuing to explain that she will be especially pleased to see him again later in the year as she hopes that Cardinal Albani will be in Pesaro at that time, further noting that Marquis Antaldo's letters to their mutual friend Dr. Rosari appear to be censored by the police ('…comme la police est si inquiet a son suject…'). VG Provenance: The present letter originates from a collection formed in 1903 by A. M. Broadley, author of Chats on Autographs (1910). In his book Broadley observes 'The letters of the Princess of Wales….the Queen Caroline of 1820-21, are not very valuable, but they are curious. They are now quite as valuable as those of her worthless husband and his successor….'