. 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. d on a more suitable site, fromthe designs of Mr. Humbert. The work was not completed till1871. The new mansion is a very pretty gabled building, andthough commodious enough for the Princes requirements, it willnot compare in point of size with many of the stately homes ofEngland. On the inner wall of the vestibule, above the hall door, isset a tablet bearing, in Old English characters, the inscription : This 156 THE PRINCE OF
. 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. d on a more suitable site, fromthe designs of Mr. Humbert. The work was not completed till1871. The new mansion is a very pretty gabled building, andthough commodious enough for the Princes requirements, it willnot compare in point of size with many of the stately homes ofEngland. On the inner wall of the vestibule, above the hall door, isset a tablet bearing, in Old English characters, the inscription : This 156 THE PRINCE OF WALES house was built by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Alexandra,his wife, in the year of Our Lord, 1870. The Royal host and hostess, as well as their family and theirguests, spend much of their time in the great hall, a really beautifulapartment, with a lofty ceiling of open oak work. Many familysouvenirs are gathered here, including a fine painting of the Princessof Waless birthplace, portraits of the King and Queen of Denmark,two miniature cannon, which were given by Napoleon III. to thePrince of Wales and to his sister, the Princess Royal, and a number. The East Front, Sandringham Photograph by Ralph, Dersingham of family portraits and photographs. Facing the main entrance isthe head of a wild bull, belonging to the famous Chillingham herd,which was shot by the Prince in 1872. Underneath are Sir WalterScotts lines :— Fierce on the hunters quiverd band He rolls his eyes of swarthy glow,Spurns with black hoof and horn the sand, And tosses high his mane of snow. To those who study the Prince of Waless personal natureand character, no apartment in Sandringham can be more interest-ing than the library, or rather that section of the libraries, for SANDRINGHAM 157 there are three, which is the special concern of His Royal fittings are those of the cabins used by the Prince on boardthe Serapis during his voyage to and from India. The blotting-books and the tab
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