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Dear Graham,<\/p>\n
This is not very far out of London, and is built alongside the Thames River. I saw a lot of white swans in the river near here. The palace, which is not lived in by the Queen now, once was the residence of Henry VIII and of Kings and Queens up till George II. It is hardly the sort of place I’d like to live in. There are nearly 1,000 rooms altogether. Of course there is a lot more of it than you can see in this photo. This is only one of the gates.<\/p>\n
Give old Trellie another tickle for me & plenty of SAOH’s for you,<\/p>\n
Love Dad<\/p>\n
wep<\/p>\n
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