H. R. H., the Prince of Wales: An Account of His Career, Including His Birth, Education, Travels, Marriage and Home Life |
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... AND AVONDALE . 1893-1897 PAGE 90 95 III · 122 130 134 CHAPTER XIV 142 CHAPTER XV 154 SANDRINGHAM CHAPTER XVI 164 LIFE IN LONDON PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS CHAPTER XVII PAGE 173 CHAPTER XVIII PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS X THE PRINCE OF WALES.
... AND AVONDALE . 1893-1897 PAGE 90 95 III · 122 130 134 CHAPTER XIV 142 CHAPTER XV 154 SANDRINGHAM CHAPTER XVI 164 LIFE IN LONDON PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS CHAPTER XVII PAGE 173 CHAPTER XVIII PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS X THE PRINCE OF WALES.
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... Malta , at the Duchess of Devonshire's Ball 150 The Duke of York in his Robes as a Knight of St. Patrick · 151 The Duchess of York 152 The Norwich Gate at Sandringham The East Front , Sandringham xiv THE PRINCE OF WALES.
... Malta , at the Duchess of Devonshire's Ball 150 The Duke of York in his Robes as a Knight of St. Patrick · 151 The Duchess of York 152 The Norwich Gate at Sandringham The East Front , Sandringham xiv THE PRINCE OF WALES.
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... Sandringham Sandringham from the Grounds The Princess's Dairy at Sandringham The Kennels , Sandringham The Princess with her Favourite Dogs Marlborough House from the South - west Marlborough House : the Drawing - Room Garden Party at ...
... Sandringham Sandringham from the Grounds The Princess's Dairy at Sandringham The Kennels , Sandringham The Princess with her Favourite Dogs Marlborough House from the South - west Marlborough House : the Drawing - Room Garden Party at ...
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... Sandringham , of which the initial cost was £ 220,000 , had been purchased . Unlike most Royal engagements , that of the Prince and Princess of Wales lasted nearly six months , but active preparations for the wedding did not begin till ...
... Sandringham , of which the initial cost was £ 220,000 , had been purchased . Unlike most Royal engagements , that of the Prince and Princess of Wales lasted nearly six months , but active preparations for the wedding did not begin till ...
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... Sandringham by the Royal bride and bridegroom was Dr. Stanley , who spent Easter Sunday with them there . " On the evening of Easter Eve , " he writes , " the Princess came to me in a corner of the drawing - room with her Prayer Book ...
... Sandringham by the Royal bride and bridegroom was Dr. Stanley , who spent Easter Sunday with them there . " On the evening of Easter Eve , " he writes , " the Princess came to me in a corner of the drawing - room with her Prayer Book ...
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Page 84 - The Queen is very anxious to express her deep sense of the touching sympathy of the whole nation on the occasion of the alarming illness of her dear son, the Prince of Wales. The universal feeling shown by her people during those painful, terrible days, and the sympathy evinced by them with herself and her beloved daughter, the Princess of Wales, as well as the general joy at the improvement in the Prince of Wales's state, have made a deep and lasting impression on her heart which can never be effaced.
Page 88 - Words are too weak for the Queen to say how very deeply touched and gratified she has been by the immense enthusiasm and affection exhibited towards her dear son and herself, from the highest down to the lowest, on the long progress through the capital...
Page 156 - Mightiest of all the beasts of chase, That roam in woody Caledon, Crashing the forest in his race, The Mountain Bull comes thundering on. Fierce, on the hunter's quiver'd band, He rolls his eyes of swarthy glow, Spurns, with black hoof and horn, the sand, And tosses high his mane of snow.
Page 2 - I wonder very much, whom our little boy will be like. You will understand how fervent are my prayers, and I am sure everybody's must be, to see him resemble his Father in every, every respect, both in body and mind...
Page 19 - In Edinburgh I had an Educational conference with all the persons who are taking part in the education of the Prince of Wales. They all speak highly of him, and he seems to have shown zeal and good will. Dr. Lyon Playfair is giving him lectures on chemistry in relation to manufactures, and at the close of each special course he visits the appropriate manufactory with him, so as to explain its practical application. Dr. Schmitz (the Rector of the High School of Edinburgh, a German) gives him lectures...
Page 59 - On the evening of Easter-eve,' writes Stanley, ' the Princess came to me in a corner of the drawing-room with her Prayer Book, and I went through the Communion Service with her, explaining the peculiarities, and the likenesses, and differences to and from the Danish service. She was most simple and fascinating.
Page 88 - ... the long progress through the capital, and she would earnestly wish to convey her warmest and most heartfelt thanks to the whole nation for this great demonstration of loyalty. The Queen, as well as her son and dear daughterin-law, felt that the whole nation joined with them in thanking God for sparing the beloved Prince of Wales's life. The remembrance of this day, and of the remarkable order maintained throughout, will for ever be affectionately cherished by the Queen and her family.
Page 6 - Bertie will be given over in a few weeks into the hands of a tutor, whom we have found in a Mr. Birch, a young, good-looking, amiable man, who was a tutor at Eton, and who not only himself took the highest honours at Cambridge, but whose pupils have also won especial distinction.
Page 136 - The Prince and Princess of Wales are anxious to express to Her Majesty's subjects, whether in the United Kingdom, in the Colonies or in India, the sense of their deep gratitude for the universal feeling of sympathy manifested towards them at a time when they are overpowered by the terrible calamity which they have sustained in the loss of their beloved eldest son. "If sympathy at such a moment is of any avail, the remembrance that their grief has been shared by all classes will be a lasting consolation...
Page 24 - If all the Colonies feel towards the Prince as Newfoundland does, it was a most politic step to have sent him on this tour. His appearance is very much in his favour, and his youth and royal, dignified manners and bearing seem to have touched all hearts, for there is scarcely a man or woman who can speak of him without tears. The rough fishermen and their wives are quite wild about him, and we hear of nothing but their admiration. Their most frequent exclamation is, " God bless his pretty face and...