. H. R. H., the Prince of Wales; an account of his career, including his birth, education, travels, marriage and home life; and philanthropic, social and political work. e Heir-Apparent was only in his fifth year, entitled Whoshould educate the Prince of Wales ? This contribution to thesubject was carefully read by both the Queen and Prince Albert,and they applied to a number of their most trusted friends and tothe leading statesmen and churchmen of the day for advice on theimportant question. Baron Stockmar contributed his views on the education ofPrinces in a very lengthy memorandum. One thi
. H. R. H., the Prince of Wales; an account of his career, including his birth, education, travels, marriage and home life; and philanthropic, social and political work. e Heir-Apparent was only in his fifth year, entitled Whoshould educate the Prince of Wales ? This contribution to thesubject was carefully read by both the Queen and Prince Albert,and they applied to a number of their most trusted friends and tothe leading statesmen and churchmen of the day for advice on theimportant question. Baron Stockmar contributed his views on the education ofPrinces in a very lengthy memorandum. One thing the shrewdold German physician wrote was well worthy of notice, and thatwas, that the education of the Royal children ought to be from itsvery earliest beginning a truly moral and a truly English one. TheBishop of Oxford, Dr. Wilberforce, and Sir James Clark came topractically the same general conclusions as did Baron Stockmar, BIRTH AND EARLY EDUCATION 5 namely, that the best way to build up a noble and princely characterwas to bring it into intelligent sympathy with the best movementsof the age. After some further discussion Prince Albert opened negotiations. The Prince of Wales From an old Print published in 1843 with Mr. Henry Birch, the gentleman who was ultimately entrustedwith the responsible position of tutor to the future ruler of theBritish Empire. This young man had been educated at Eton, wherehe had been captain of the school. He had taken high honours atCambridge, and had then gone back to Eton as an assistant master. 6 THE PRINCE OF WALES The Prince Consort had an interview with Mr. Birch in theAugust of 1848, and was very favourably impressed. Writing to theDuchess of Coburg, he observed : Bertie will be given over in afew weeks into the hands of a tutor, whom we have found in a , a young, good-looking, amiable man. ... It is an importantstep, and Gods blessing be upon it, for upon the good education of
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