An archive of royal letters and books unseen for 200 years is to be digitised . The Queen launched project at Windsor Castle 's Royal Library . Included are letters shedding light on the Thirteen Colonies . Also a 200-year-old poetry book written by the Shah of Persia in 1812 . Queen joked that , 'You do n't get gifts like that any more ! ' Also includes an essay by George III and letters from Queen Charlotte .
An archive of royal letters and books unseen for 200 years is to be digitised . The Queen launched project at Windsor Castle 's Royal Library . Included are letters shedding light on the American War of Independence . Also a 200-year-old poetry book written by the Shah of Persia in 1812 . Queen joked that , 'You do n't get gifts like that any more ! ' Also includes an essay by George III and letters from Queen Charlotte .