Author's Note: This letter is actually written in response to a similar one by Celina Corey, which is titled My Darling Daughter. I recommend reading hers first, or else some of the references may not make the most sense. Yes, I know this is a tad short, but it was longer when I actually wrote it out on paper. I imagined that, if Elizabeth wrote a letter like this to Anne, she would have done it after her coronation. I deeply feel sorry for Anne and Elizabeth, which is why I have the fanfiction Providence - which will be updated as soon as I am able to.
My Dearest Mama,
I know you will not get this letter where you are, but I feel that my writing it will mean a great deal to you. I am now the Queen of England, have been such for a week. The celebration was wonderful, and the people in attendance were so very kind and supportive. I do not know if you were there, but I greatly felt your presence as the scepter was handed to me. The event seems a tad trivial, as what the event meant is the more pressing matter. I made you and Papa proud that day, and I solemnly wish that I will continue to do so.
On a possibly brighter note, I received the letter you wrote me when you were in the Tower of London. It was brought to me on the eve of my twenty-first year, along with a small portrait of you that Holbein had painted. About loving, I feel that I have made a good choice with the man who holds my heart. His name is Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, and he is a childhood friend. He is not only that, but so very much more. I shall spare you any further information, but I do hope you find him as caring as I do. Some of my courtiers look at his strangely, especially Sir William and Sir Francis. Sir Francis Walsingham is my Principal Secretary, and he is also a staunch Protestant.
Oh, it is slowly becoming night, and I must retire. Kat Ashley informs me that there are things to be done to-morrow, though that is not different from any other day thus far in my reign. To leave you with some parting words: Henry's Rose sits on England's throne. The Crown is now truly Tudor, and I shall hold it with my father's ideals.
Your loving daughter,
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth