. 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. The Prince of Wales at the Age of Eight, and the Duke ofSaxe-Coburg-Gotha at the Age of Five From the Painting by F. Winterhalter his responsible post, greatly to the sorrow of his young pupil, whowas a most affectionate and open-hearted little boy. In the June of 1852 Viscountess Canning wrote from WindsorCastle : Mr. Birch left yesterday. It has been a terrible sorrow tothe Prince of Wales, who has done no end of touching th
. 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. The Prince of Wales at the Age of Eight, and the Duke ofSaxe-Coburg-Gotha at the Age of Five From the Painting by F. Winterhalter his responsible post, greatly to the sorrow of his young pupil, whowas a most affectionate and open-hearted little boy. In the June of 1852 Viscountess Canning wrote from WindsorCastle : Mr. Birch left yesterday. It has been a terrible sorrow tothe Prince of Wales, who has done no end of touching things sincehe heard that he was to lose him three weeks ago. He is such an BIRTH AND EARLY EDUCATION II affectionate, dear little boy ; his little notes and presents, which used to find on his pillow, were really too The Landing of the Queen at Aberdeen in From a Painting by Cleland As was natural, there were many discussions as to who shouldbecome the Princes next tutor. On the recommendation of SirJames Stephen, Mr. Frederick W. Gibbs was appointed. He re- 12 THE PRINCE OF WALES mained in his responsible position till 1858, and was rarely separatedfrom his Royal pupil during those seven years. But although so very much attention was devoted to the educationand mental training of the Prince, he spent a very happy and un-clouded childhood ; and, like all the Queens children, he is very fondof referring to the days spent by him as a boy in his parents Scotchand English homes, Balmoral, Osborne, and Windsor. The Baroness Bunsen in her Memoirs gives a charming accountof a Masque devised by the Royal children in honour of the anniver-sary of the Queen and the Prince Consorts marriage. The Princeof Wales, then twelve years old, represented Winter. He wore acloak covered with imitation icicles, an
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