. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. Emperorhimself, when he looked round at the portraitsof the great statesmen and soldiers, the struggleand glory of whose lives it had been to hold hisfamous ancestor in check. On Tuesday, May i, the birthday of PrinceArthur, the Queen gave another ball at BuckinghamPalace, to the juvenile nobility and gentry, forwhich about two hundred and forty invitationswere issued. The guests began to arrive soonafter eight oclock with their parents, and at tenminutes before nine the Queen and Pr
. The boyhood of a great king, 1841-1858 : an account of the early years of the life of His Majesty Edward VII. Emperorhimself, when he looked round at the portraitsof the great statesmen and soldiers, the struggleand glory of whose lives it had been to hold hisfamous ancestor in check. On Tuesday, May i, the birthday of PrinceArthur, the Queen gave another ball at BuckinghamPalace, to the juvenile nobility and gentry, forwhich about two hundred and forty invitationswere issued. The guests began to arrive soonafter eight oclock with their parents, and at tenminutes before nine the Queen and Prince Albertentered the Throne Room, accompanied by thePrince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princes Alfredand Arthur, and the Princesses Alice, Helena andLouise, the Duchess of Kent, and several othermembers of the Royal Family. The Princess Royaland the other Royal Princesses were dressed in lightblue tulle over a blue silk glace slip, trimmed withruches of white blonde, and ribbon. They carriedbouquets of white hyacinths, and each wore wreathsof the same flower. The Princess Mary of Cam- 310 B 2 a >_,. ^ i ^3 0
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