Edited 6/02/2018

To the Highest and Loving Majesty, My King husband, Henry,

I know that you do not believe me so I will never again ask for forgiveness, for the crime against his excellent majesty which I have been found guilty of. I only wish that you read this letter. With this message is a book, this is the most important book in my life given to me by my late mother when I was younger. So that when I found the love I would be able to write about it. I had wished to give it to you in the tenth year of our relationship, but it looks like I will never be able to do that. It was going to be presented to your highest and most forgiving majesty on the anniversary of the date that I fall in love with you.

I have loved you from the time that my dear late mother had brought my sister and me to court for the first time. At the time I was a small girl at the age of four, my father had just been given the job of ambassador to the Netherlands. Mother was waiting for his letter for us to go with him and to be with him and my brother George who were both over the sea. There was a party going on down in the grand hall of one of your father's palaces. I could not sleep, so I walked passed my nurse and my sister to sit up in the walkway to listen to the music, it is so bright that I can hear it now. There was the most handsome prince dancing on the dance floor dancing with his little sister. This prince was the one that I know that I had to meet, that I needed to know him. I knew that at a very young age but I knew then that...

I am sorry that I was not a better wife or mother to our child. With all my heart, please do not let any harm come to her. My beautiful Elizabeth the one gift that when I'm gone will be with you. I wish I that would be there to watch her grow up to be a fantastic woman I know that she will be. I had hoped that I was able to go to her wedding or for her to fell in love the way that I... the way that I...

I always love you and Elizabeth, and I wish that I could make things up to Mary as well. I want to that... that my father had never asked me to - oh god- asked me to catch your heart. But you already had mine from the beginning, and that will never change, no matter what we do. At first, my father believed that he could use my sister like he had done in France with the French king but you grow tired of my sister very quickly like you always did. Father and uncle believed that I could be used as your mistress so that they would have your ear. This was something that broke my heart when I was told what I was meant to do.

The years we have together been the best of my life, and you will always have my heart, my only love. My love for you will - forever live with me even after the time that the - that the executioner has my head.

I will always be your loving and fatefully servant,

Forever yours simply

Anne, your servant

Please read this and please could you give this to my dear daughter when she older and she can understand why you did this. Please look after her and please look after yourself and be happy for me. For that is all that I want. Thank you for being so loving and caring towards me in my time with you. And remember that I love and have always loved you both.