CHARLES III, as Prince of Wales, & Queen Camilla, as Duchess of Cornwall.

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Typed letter signed by both, thanking a staff member at their wedding. The future King and Queen write to Tom Burnard, Facilities Officer at the Guildhall in Windsor, thanking him for his work on their wedding, which he helped host 12 days earlier.Charles writes "Dear Mr. Bernard, My wife and I wanted to write and express our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution to our wedding in Windsor on 9th April. The whole event would simply not have been possible had it not been for the extraordinary team of people with all their various skills and attributes who worked so hard and such long hours - not least when we had to defer the wedding from Friday to Saturday - to make the day the truly happy and uniquely memorable occasion that it was for us both and for all our guests. The seamless way in which everything worked to such perfection will be a permanent tribute to your professionalism and commitment, alongside that of everyone else involved. This comes with our warmest best wishes and immense appreciation. Yours most sincerely, Charles and Camilla".The wedding of Charles and Camilla was a deliberately low-key affair, in the comparatively modest setting of Windsor Guildhall. It was the first time a member of the royal family married in a civil ceremony, to avoid controversy over Camilla's previous divorce if a Church of England wedding was held, and also likely reflecting concern over public hostility to Camilla in the aftermath of the breakdown of Charles and Diana'

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