Miss Beryl Poignand - the Governess to Lady Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon - three handwritten and historically interesting letters to her mother on Glamis Castle headed writing paper. The first dated Friday October 1st 1915, 'My own Darling, Poor Lady Strathmore! I am so terribly sorry, about 3/4 hr ago came a telegram to say that Ferg has been killed in action. Isn't it awful - although of course they have been worrying a lot the last few days about the dangero position he was in with this fearful fighting, that doesn't prevent iting as an awful blow. She goes on to describe the devasting effect of the news on the family in particular Lady Glamis and Lady Elizabeth. The second letter dated Sunday October 3rd 1915 goes on to discs how the very sad news has affected Lady Elizabeth and Lady Glamis and discses the wounded soldiers being sent to Glamis. The third letter dated 21st September discsing her arrival at the castle, meeting Lady Elizabeth and the 14 hospitalised soldiers at the castle. A poignant on the spot account of life at Glamis at a very sad moment for the Bowes-Lyon family. (3) Captain The Hon. Ferg Bowes-Lyon of The BackWatch was killed leading an attack on the German Lines at the heavily fortified Hohenzollern Redout in September 1915. He was 26 years old. Also sold with postcards from Beryl to her mother and a watercolour of St Paul's Walden Bury by Beryl.