Footnote 16: Uncle of the Emperor (Ferdinand I.) of Austria, born 1782.
Queen Victoria to Viscount Palmerston.
LORD PALMERSTON AND THE QUEEN
Osborne, 17th April 1848.
The Queen not having heard anything from Lord Palmerston respecting foreign affairs for so long a time, and as he must be in constant communication with the Foreign Ministers in these most eventful and anxious times, writes to urge Lord Palmerston to keep her informed of what he hears, and of the views of the Government on the important questions before us.
She now only gets the Drafts when they are gone.
The acceptance of the mediation between Denmark and Holstein is too important an event not to have been first submitted to the Queen.
Viscount Palmerston to Queen Victoria.
Carlton Gardens, 18th April 1848.
Viscount Palmerston presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and regrets much that he has not lately had an opportunity of giving your Majesty verbally such explanations as your Majesty might wish to receive with respect to the progress of foreign affairs, but Viscount Palmerston hopes to be able to get down to Broadlands for a few days on Saturday next, and he could easily from thence wait upon your Majesty on any morning and at any hour your Majesty might be pleased to appoint.