Sir Morell Mackenzie; physician and operator; a memoir compiled and ed from private papers and personal reminiscences . Z^. THE queens letter. 227 I know of no other instance in which aforeign monarch has before conferring an honouron an Englishman—not only taken the troubleto ascertain whether the distinction would bepleasing to the recipients own sovereign, butobtained leave for him to accept and use it. The Queens reply to her son-in-laws requestis equally characteristic :— ^Balmoral Castle, August 28th, 1887. Dear Fritz, wrote Her Majesty from Bal-moral, I shall have much pleasure in confe
Sir Morell Mackenzie; physician and operator; a memoir compiled and ed from private papers and personal reminiscences . Z^. THE queens letter. 227 I know of no other instance in which aforeign monarch has before conferring an honouron an Englishman—not only taken the troubleto ascertain whether the distinction would bepleasing to the recipients own sovereign, butobtained leave for him to accept and use it. The Queens reply to her son-in-laws requestis equally characteristic :— ^Balmoral Castle, August 28th, 1887. Dear Fritz, wrote Her Majesty from Bal-moral, I shall have much pleasure in conferringa knighthood on the physician who has renderedyou and us such great services, for Dr. MorellMackenzie has indeed treated you with thegreatest skill. I am so pleased that you havederived so much benefit from staying in Englandand Scotland. I am glad that you can come toluncheon again to-morrow, and help us ladies toentertain the handsome and amiable Eao of 1 aSalmoral (Sajlle, am 28|len ^Cuguf! }eurer S^itj/—Sci) irerbe midb [etjc freuen ben 2frst bcr S)ir unb unSfo gro^e Sienfle geleijlet \^Oit gum
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