Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . sons of George III. Hehad a magnificent library at Kensington, includingone of the finest collection of Bibles in the world,which was dispersed, soon after his death, underthe hammer of the auctioneer. His widow, theDuchess of Inverness, was allowed to occupy hisapartments until her death, in 1873. Under dateof Sunday, 29th March, 1840, Mr. Raikes writesin his Journal : The Duke of Sussex claims Kensington Palace.] THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. 151 from the Whig Ministry the public acknowledg-ment of his marriage with Lady Cec
Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . sons of George III. Hehad a magnificent library at Kensington, includingone of the finest collection of Bibles in the world,which was dispersed, soon after his death, underthe hammer of the auctioneer. His widow, theDuchess of Inverness, was allowed to occupy hisapartments until her death, in 1873. Under dateof Sunday, 29th March, 1840, Mr. Raikes writesin his Journal : The Duke of Sussex claims Kensington Palace.] THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. 151 from the Whig Ministry the public acknowledg-ment of his marriage with Lady Cecilia Underwood,and an addition of ^6,000 a year to his is the explanation : on the question of PrinceAlberts precedence they first appUed to the Dukeof Sussex for his acquiescence, which he most and professed to be the first to meet her wishes,but stipulating also that he expected a great favourfor himself in return. This now proves to havebeen his object in view. Shortly after the death of the duke, the followingparagraph, headed The late * Duchess of Sussex,. THE SCOTCH MRS, KENSINGTON GARDENS. violently refused. They then went to the Duke ofCambridge with the same request, to which he madeless difficulty, saying, that he wished to promoteharmony in the family, and as it could not preventhim from being the son of his father, if the Dukeof Sussex consented, he should not object. LordMelbourne then returned to the latter, saying thatthe Duke of Cambridge had agreed at once; uponwhich Sussex, finding that he should lose all themerit of the concession, went straight to the Queen, appeared in the Times newspaper: As the factis becoming a matter of general discussion, that inthe event of the death of the King of Hanover, andof the Crown Prince, his son, the question of thetitle of Sir Augustus DEste to the throne of thatkingdom will create some controversy, the follow-ing letter from her royal highness (the CountessdAmeland) to Sir S. J. Dillon, will not be unin-teresti
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