George III.

_gloried_ in this, and as _none_ of your cousins are born in England, it is your interest _de faire reporter cela fortement_.2.You never can say too much in praise of your country and its inhabitants.

Two nations in Europe are really almost ridiculous in their own exaggerated praises of themselves; these are the English and the French.

Your being very national is highly important, and as you happen to be born in England and never to have left it a moment,[56] it would be odd enough if people tried to make out the contrary.3.The Established Church I also recommend strongly; you cannot, without _pledging_ yourself to anything _particular_, _say too much on the subject_.4.Before you decide on anything important I should be glad if you would consult me; this would also have the advantage of giving you time.

In politics most measures will come in time within a certain number of days; to retrace or back out of a measure is on the contrary extremely _difficult_, and almost always _injurious_ to the highest authority.
[Footnote 56: The Duke and Duchess of Kent were settled at Amorbach, in Leiningen, till a short time before the birth of their child, when they came to Kensington.] [Pageheading: THE MINISTERS] _Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians._ _25th June 1837._ MY BELOVED UNCLE,--Though I have an _immense_ deal of _business_ to do, I shall write you a few lines to thank you for your kind and useful letter of the 23rd, which I have just received.