The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow [1857], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. 'A happy thought of the Prince [of Wales, future King Edward VII] suggested that the veterans should be presented to delight of these brave men was expressed in their faces; and looked up to the Prince, they seemed for the moment supremely happy, in spite of age and infirmity and poor clothing. One, nearly blind, exclaimed, "Let me see him;" and the Prince, understanding what he meant, told the officers to permit him to approach. T
The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow [1857], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. 'A happy thought of the Prince [of Wales, future King Edward VII] suggested that the veterans should be presented to delight of these brave men was expressed in their faces; and looked up to the Prince, they seemed for the moment supremely happy, in spite of age and infirmity and poor clothing. One, nearly blind, exclaimed, "Let me see him;" and the Prince, understanding what he meant, told the officers to permit him to approach. The veteran, with his hand at the into the Prince's face, drew a deep sigh, and said, "I thank Heaven I have lived to see this day and the Prince's ; Among those present was old Ungud, the famous spy, and Carronjee Lall, the companion of Kavanagh in his daring venture'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.
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