[Buckingham Palace] Wardrop, Colonel F.M. [C.B. abd Military Attache to the British Embassy in Vienna (1900-1909) as well as Aide de Camp during the Egyptian War].

Original Luncheon-Invitation-Ticket-List, published in Book-Form with original Ivory-Head-Pencil by Johann Faber (Bavaria), attached on the occasion of King Edward VII’s Coronation Dinner at : “Hotel Belgravia / Buckingham Palace” – Original Ticket-Book: “List of Guests for Luncheon and Dinner – 1902 for King Edward VII’s Guests Colonel F.M.Wardrop, C.B., Colonel Commandant Johann von Belnay, Lieutenant-Colonel Ludwig Koch and Captain Adalbert Guilleaume”.

[London], Buckingham Palace / Hotel Belgravia, 1902. Oblong Octavo (14.6 cm wide x 11.8 cm high). 40 pages with partial perforation for detaching of Luncheon- and Dinner-Tickets. Hardcover / Original Royal Blue Publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on cover and pencil-satchet attached to the binding. Some minor staining to the binding only. Overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. With the pencil included and the original elastic ribbon which allows the booklet to be closed. Wonderful example of the wealth of the Coronation-Event at the end of the Victorian and the beginning of the Edwardian Age (printed ticket-books for 4 attendees seem very luxurious indeed). Five tickets were used for Dinner at the Belgravia and each remaining stub was signed / monogrammed by Colonel F.M.Wardrop.

The Guests of the Coronation as printed in this Luncheon and Dinner-Stub-Book on the occasion of the Coronation of Edward VII were:

1. Colonel F.M. Wardrop, C.B.

British Army officer who served as a Military Attaché, notably at the British Embassy in Vienna. Records indicate he held this position in the early 1900s, with reports of him completing his service period around 1900–1909. He was previously a Major and served in the Egyptian war of 1882

2. General of the Cavalry Johann v. Belnay

Austro-Hungarian military officer, specifically a Generalmajor (GM). Records indicate he received a retirement designation in 1909 and a title in 1910, appearing in lists of K.u.K. (Kaiserliche und Königliche) generals from that era.

3. Lieutenant-Colonel Ludwig Koch

4. Captain Adalbert Guilleaume

Austro-Hungarian. Imperial and Royal Hussar Regiment No. 12. Edward VII).

• Keywords: Autograph · Autograph – 20th Century · Autograph – British History · Autograph – History Rare · Autograph – Rare · Coronation of King Edward VII (1902) · English History · English History – Rare · Ephemera · Ephemera – British Royal Family · Ephemera – Rare · Food and Drink – Rare · King Edward VII · Royal Family
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32495AB

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