9 FEBRUARY 1998 REQUEST FOR A ROYAL RECOMMENDATION BY HER ROYAL MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH

BY AIR MAIL Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. LONDON SW1A 1AA. UNITED KINGDOM. Concerns: LETTERS TO DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES. Reference: JH/QE980209. Utrecht, 9 February 1998. Dear Majesty, First of all I would like to thank you with all my heart for your Christmas card that I received a few days before my last visit to England with Christmas: BUCKINGHAM PALACE, KENSINGTON PALACE, 10 Downing Street, 8 Kings Street (Christie's), St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Kings College Cambridge, Althorp House and Warwick. I hope You received the manuscript of my book - that I delivered at BUCKINGHAM PALACE on the 23d of December 1997 in good order at Sandringham before Christmas Day. In order to start up my business I need to raise capital and intend to publish these letters and hope to receive Your Royal Recommendation. Therefore I herewith have the honour to inform you about the letter directed to the Chairman of Harrods to avoid legal complications for Your Family of last 7 November 1997: BIRTHDAY. I am looking forward to Your Recommendation. With feelings of the Highest Esteem, JOHANNES L. VAN DER HEYDEN

The first PURPLE GOVERNMENT of THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. First row from left to right Minister of Education, Culture and Sciences JO RITZEN, Minister of Foreign Affairs HANS VAN MIERLO, Prime Minister WIM KOK, Founder Instituto Cervantes JOHN VAN DER HEYDEN, Home Secrtetary and Vice Prime Minister HANS DIJKSTAL, Minister of Justice WINNIE SORGDRAGER, Minister van Finance GERRIT ZALM. Back row from left to right Minister of Public Health and Sport ELS BORST, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fishing JOZIAS VAN AARTSEN, Minister of Traffic and Water Management ANNEMARIE JORRITSMA, Minister of Defense JORIS VOORHOEVE, Minister of Economical Affairs HANS WIJERS, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour AD MELKERT and Minister of Development JAN PRONK.