. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. , and before Prince Albert took hisleave of the City dignitaries, he is reported to havesaid to his children : Remember you are indebtedto the Lord Mayor for one of the happiest daysof your life. On the same evening Lord JohnRussell informed Lord Mayor Sir J. Duke thatthe Queen had directed that he should be createda Baronet, and at the same time expressed herspecial gratification at the reception accorded toPrince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the PrincessRoyal. There are mentions
. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. , and before Prince Albert took hisleave of the City dignitaries, he is reported to havesaid to his children : Remember you are indebtedto the Lord Mayor for one of the happiest daysof your life. On the same evening Lord JohnRussell informed Lord Mayor Sir J. Duke thatthe Queen had directed that he should be createda Baronet, and at the same time expressed herspecial gratification at the reception accorded toPrince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the PrincessRoyal. There are mentions both in the Queens Journaland the correspondence of Lady Lyttelton, whosepride in the Prince of Wales was unbounded, of thememorable visit of Puss (the Princess Royal) and the boy (the Prince of Wales) to the City. Queen Victoria was delighted to hear that AllLondon turned out to meet the gallant little Princeand his sister. Lady Lyttelton in a letter to gives a charming account of the event,and tells her how the Prince Consort was careful toput the Prince of Wales forward, and that some 242. (,>LKKN ADKLAIDK A Narrow Escape city dignitary addressed the young Prince as thepledge and promise of a long race of kings, but,adds Lady Lyttelton naively, poor Princey didnot seem to guess at all what he meant. It is not generally known that while stayingat Osborne in the late autumn of 1849, *^^ ^^^occasion of a battue in the grounds, the Prince ofWales had a narrow escape from a severe and possiblyfatal accident. He had, as usual, accompaniedPrince Albert, and with the thoughtless impetuosityof the child, ran forward to pick up a bird whichhad been shot. At that moment a hare which hadleaped up a little to the side of the direction thePrince had taken, was covered by Lord Canningsgun. Colonel Grey, who fortunately saw thePrinces danger, with admirable presence of mind,threw himself alongside of the Prince and receivedthe charge in his coat, which otherwise would have
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