Reference code
RAA/SEC/1/163
Title
Transcript of message from [Prince ] Charles, Buckingham Palace, [to the Royal Academy]
Date
17 May 1978
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Previous reference codes
SB 99 a
Historical Background
The message was read at the annual dinner, 1978.
Content Description
Prince Charles is delighted that his noble great uncle,
Lord Mountbatten, has been able to take his place. The message contains references to the non-attendance at the annual dinner of the
Prince of Wales in 1784 and his subsequent presentation to the RA of a bronze lamp for the Great Room at Somerset House.