King Francis I to Katherine Elizabeth Tudor

Dear Katherine,

I hope that this letter finds you well. I hope that you have a safe journey to Romania. It is a country I have never visited before, I hope that it is nice. I wanted to thank you for attending Sweden in my stead, it was a great honour to me.

I write to inform you that when you return to France, to go with your new title, a French Estate awaits you, as well as a very large sum of money too. You have become very wealthy. The Queen of France herself has made a donation to your estate and you have servants there waiting to. I hope that it is to your liking. How does Grand Duchess of Lyon sound to you Katherine?

King Francis

Dear King James,  

I am well and I hope that you too are in good health. Thank you for sending me to attend the celebration in Sweden.  I found that King Gustav was getting married to my aunt, Queen Mary.  My father,  King Henry was also there.  I met them all so I wish to say thank you.   We are heading to Romania now.  I am with the King and Queen of Sweden,  both of King Gustav's sisters, Princesses Rebecca and Agnetha Svensson of Sweden.  I also met my mother Abigail Smith.  She is the one who pirated the Swedish Harbor.  I hope to get to be better acquainted with my family.  Thank you very much for bestowing to me the title of Grand Duchess. It is a wonderful honor.  Having my own French Estate, a large sum of money and servants.  Would you please extend my gratitude to the Queen.  You are extremely kind and I appreciate everything that you have done for me.  Grand Duchess of Lyon is a wonderful title.  Again thank you both.  I will send a letter to you when I reach Romania.  

Katherine Elizabeth

Dear Katherine,

I am most grateful that you agreed to accept my invitation to Sweden and that you have got to know the King and Queen, I did not know however that King Henry would be there, so in a way it is probably best that I was not there for the two of us have history. I did hear of the Swedish Harbour being attacked and I do believe that it was a very fast one too, your mother must be very skilled. You will have to write to her, but I do believe that she captured an important person just yesterday who happens to know the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Hampton from Romania.

You are most welcome for the title and the estate I am sure you will love it. Queen Claude wishes to speak to you herself when you return to France and we both look forward to your letter.

King Francis

King Francis,

 I would like to thank both you and Queen Claude for giving me such a grand gift.  I am very appreciative for the title of Grand Duchess of Lyon.  Abigail Smith told me that she wanted me to be raised in France and I am happy that she did.  I also wished that I knew about my family in England.

I will make sure that I write to you both when I come home to France. Tell me do you know Elizabeth Hampton. I have met her in Romania but I feel a strange energy from her. I will let you know when I get a better sense of her

Katherine

Dear Katherine,

Your estate, as you can imagine is in Lyon and all I will say to you now is that it is a very grand Chateau with the most beautiful of gardens. Has a very good income of 2000 crowns a year and your staff and servants will all receive pay to, but that is yours to decide as to what amount. Queen Claude believed that a Chateau in Lyon would be better suited for you and your mother Abigail made a very good choice indeed. I do hope to hear from you soon.

King Francis

King Francis,

I thank you both for my happiness.  I have known you to be a trusted friend.  I spoke to King Henry about you and I told him about how kind and trusted a friend you have been and that I have a good friend in France.  I will make sure that you know everything and when I return I will tell you my stories from here

Katherine

Dear Katherine,

I shall look forward to hearing all about it when you return to France. I am surprised that Henry even liked the fact that you were in France but I know how women affect him and he gave in. I hope you enjoy your visit and you should write to your mother about what she found.

King Francis

Dear King Francis,
I will most assuredly write to my mother. I will write often to keep you informed of the visit. So far everyone is cordial. I have met Princess Christine and Duchess Elizabeth Hampton and now finally King Marius. He is a handsome fellow and Princess Christine is gentle and lovely. But the Duchess Elizabeth Hampton well I do not trust her. I believe that she has ill intent to us. I feel that she up to no a good person and I do not trust her at all.

Katherine Elizabeth

Dear Katherine,

I am so pleased to hear that you have met everyone there in Romania. You think that Duchess Elizabeth wants to harm the royal family?

King Francis

King Francis,

I hope that all is well with you. I am having a nice time as I am able to connect with Queen Mary, my aunt and her new family. They are good people and I can see the how much King Gustav and his sisters loves her. I like getting to know them better. Concerning Duchess Elizabeth Hampton, yes, she gives me an uneasy feeling. I believe that she does not have any good intentions for either of the royal families. She makes me feel uncomfortable. I will see if I am imagining her intentions. Though I am not sure as to why she is here for our visit.

Katherine

Dear Katherine,

I am pleased to hear that you are getting along well with your family there too. I can inform you that your new estate is all ready and prepared for you for when you return and do remember to present my wedding gift to King Gustav and Queen Mary, for I do believe I sent it to you there as I forgot to gift it to you when you left for Sweden. How are you?

King Francis

Dear King Francis of France ,


I am Princess Agnetha, King Gustav's sister.  I wanted to thank you for your kindness.  I believe that you are a friend of Katherine Elizabeth Tudor..  She is Queen Mary's niece.  Katherine came with our family to Romania were we escorted my sister Rebecca to meet the Romanian King..  While here we met Duchess Elizabeth Hampton.  Katherine did not trust her so Elizabeth asked her to have a talk with her and to clear the air between them. That was the last time we saw her.  We here are looking for her.  But I will keep you updated on our progress.

Princess Agnetha Svensson

Dear Princess Agnetha,

Thank you for your letter. I am very acquainted with Katherine Elizabeth for she is Grand Duchess of Bordeaux and has her own Chateau here in France. When you say that you have not seen her since, what exactly are you trying to say there. You think that she has been kidnapped?

King Francis

Dear King Francis,

I am happy that she has a good friend in you. I thought that I should let you know about this. It is a possibility that she has been kidnapped but we are not certain of this at this time. That is why we have also sent a letter to King Henry. Again we will keep you updated on our progress.

Princess Agnetha Svensson

Dear Princess Agnetha,

I do hope that no harm has come to Katherine. She is very good friend to me and I cannot wait to see her again. Please do keep me updated with developments.

King Francis

Dear King Francis,

I am happy to tell you that Katherine has written me a letter. She is fine and is on her way back to Romania. I will tell her that you have shown concerns about her welfare. You are a true friend. Thank you for sending her to Sweden. She is a wonderful person and I am very glad to have met her.

Princess Agnetha

Dear Princess Agnetha,

I am pleased to hear that Katherine is safe and returning there. I would however like to ask, when she is ready to come to France for the Queen's upcoming birthday, there is to be a big celebration and as a Grand Duchess, Katherine is expected to attend. I hope that your family are well.

King Francis