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LETTERS WRITTEN DURING THEIR MARRIAGE

Elettra, 16th August, 1934

Crissy My Darling,

Just a couple of lines in haste. We’re leaving from Civitavecchia for Messina. Admiral Monaco has come on board and he is going to do the round trip to Venice with me. I sent him a message saying I was leaving today and would like to have his company and he managed to join me here. He sends you his kindest regards.

The crossing from Porto Santo Stefano was perfect, the sea absolutely calm so that the portholes could be left wide open. All this makes me miss you because by now everything on board reminds me of you and Elettra.

I can’t wait to get to Venice so as to join you at Ortisei.

Thank you for your telegram which has made me feel happier.

I hope that you are all well and that it isn’t too cold. I am very busy with my conferences. You don’t know what I would give to have you here on board with me, especially knowing that with this weather you wouldn’t get tired.

With a thousand loving kisses to you and Elettra and best wishes to everyone.

Ever your own

Guglielmo

Hotel Splendid, London, 1935

Just to tell you that I’m better, that I’ve rested a little and that I Adore you more than ever.

Guglielmo

Rome, 1937

Crissy my darling Angel

You can’t imagine how very sad I am to know that you are ill and not be with you. It’s true that there is Mammà but she does so much for Elettra that I wouldn’t like her to get overtired looking after you both.

Thank you my darling for your adorable letter. How kind you are to write so many interesting and sweet things to me even though you are feeling so weak.

I am honoured that Papà has given me his Cross and collar of the Order of Malta as a token of his great affection. It’s beautiful.

Tomorrow at the Academy reception I’ll tell the King and everyone why you couldn’t be present.

I’m afraid you have influenza and I beg you not to travel until you are completely better.

My darling, I Love and Adore you. Your own

Guglielmo

Crissy my Angel

I was so happy to hear on the telephone from Mammà that both you and our Elettruzzi are better. Now, my Crissy, you need to take care of yourself so as to get completely well. You will probably feel much better now that the worst of the cold is over.

Everything went well at the Academy this morning but I was sad not to have you there.

The King asked after you as we were going upstairs and I told him how sorry you were that you couldn’t come because you had a bad cold. He asked me to send you his best wishes and to tell you that nearly everyone has a cold at the moment. All the people I spoke to asked after you.

The decoration of the Order of Malta looked really magnificent. But I missed you more than I can say.

This morning was a bit empty since there was no letter from you but I’m hoping that there will be one tomorrow. I have meetings tomorrow and Tuesday but on Wednesday I’ll do my best to come to you because I can’t live without you. Sorry this is in such haste.

Millions of kisses and hugs to you my Love; and lots of hugs, but not so hard as to hurt her, to our Elettra.

I am so grateful to Mammà and Papà for all they do for us.

Your own

Guglielmo