. 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 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 inter
. 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 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. The Prince of Wales at the Age of Three From the Painting by W. Hensel, in the possession of the German Emperor Princes, and especially of those who are destined to govern, thewelfare of the world in these days greatly depends. In the same summer the Prince, who, as we have already seen, isEarl of Dublin as well as Earl of Chester, visited Ireland for the firsttime. He landed with his parents at Oueenstown, and received asplendid ovation, which probably laid the foundation of his heartysympathy with and liking for the Irish character. Curiously enough,the Prince had visited Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and had made a
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