Queen Camilla sent a touching message to a man who found unseen pictures of her family for sale on eBay.
An amateur historian received a second letter from the Queen, 76, after he tracked down previously unseen pictures of her family on eBay.
Adam Simpson-York is best known for returning lost war medals to their rightful owners but also keeps an eye out for photos of celebrities' relatives.
After he found pictures of Camilla's relatives on eBay, he decided to send them to the Queen.
Queen Camilla has an in-depth family history
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Simpson-York received a lovely letter from Camilla saying she found the images "fascinating".
On eBay, he found a Victorian cabinet card photo of Susan Mary Keppel taken in June 1886 in either Regent Street or Cheapside, London. Keppel was the sister of Queen Camilla's great-grandfather, George Keppel.
He also found an original antique print of William Charles Keppel, the Earl of Albemarle, who was Queen Camilla's great-great-great-great grandfather.
After sending them to the Queen, Simpson-York was amazed to receive a reply.
An amateur historian has received a second letter from the Queen
Adam Simpson-York
This came after he sent Camilla a photo of her great-great-grandmother Edrica Faulkner last year.
Speaking after receiving the letter dated March 22, Simpson-York said: "Here it is! The story of my special delivery from Buckingham Palace yesterday.
"A few weeks ago I sent another letter to Queen Camilla containing some more pictures of her ancestors which I had picked up on eBay.
"Amazingly she took the time to reply again. She said that she found the photos fascinating and that the medals going home bookmark I included would be put to good use! Going to have to get another frame now!"
A Victorian cabinet card photo of Susan Mary Keppel taken in June 1886
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Queen Camilla's first letter to Simpson-York, after he sent her a picture of her great-great-grandmother Edrica Faulkner last year
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Camilla said in her letter: "Dear Adam. Thank you very much for your thoughtful letter and for the photographs of Susan Keppel and William Keppel, which I found fascinating!
"Thank you also for the bookmark, which will definitely be put to good use! With best wishes, Camilla."
Camilla initially wrote to Simpson-York last January to thank him for sending her an old snap of Edrica Faulkner and telling him: "I must say, she looks a bit sad in it!"
Simpson-York runs the Facebook page Medals Going Home, where he reunites families with their ancestors' war medals and other memorabilia.
