MAY it please Your Majesties.

WE THE PEOPLE OF CHAMPAGNE engaged in the production of that wine which bears the name of our Province of France, humbly offer our unanimous and heartfelt Congratulations upon the happy and auspicions Occasion of the TWENTY FIFTH anniversary of Your Majesties Accesion to the Throne.

AND IT IS our great honour and privilege to beg Your Majesties to accept as a mark of the very deep seuse of respectful admiration which we bear towards You A SILVER AND ENAMELLED CASKET containing a CHAMPAGNE GLASS OF SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WORKMANSHIP one of the very earlliest glasses made in England for the consumption of sparkling Champagne, and the oldest now in existence. We also offer a book of reference authenticating it.

WE PRAY NOW and at all times, that Your Majesties may be spared and strengthened in health and happiness for many years and that the blessing of Almighty God may bring continued Peace and Prosperity alike to Your Majesties, Your Country and Your Subjects.