. 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. Cambridge, the Duke of Argyll, the Hereditary GrandChamberlain, and Lord Edward Howard, who represented the infantDuke of Norfolk, Hereditary Earl Marshal. The Prince of Wales wore the scarlet and ermine robes of aDuke over the uniform of a General. He also wore the Order ofthe Garter, the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the Order of theStar of India. As he entered the House, the Peers rose in a body,the Lord Chancellor alone
. 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. Cambridge, the Duke of Argyll, the Hereditary GrandChamberlain, and Lord Edward Howard, who represented the infantDuke of Norfolk, Hereditary Earl Marshal. The Prince of Wales wore the scarlet and ermine robes of aDuke over the uniform of a General. He also wore the Order ofthe Garter, the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the Order of theStar of India. As he entered the House, the Peers rose in a body,the Lord Chancellor alone remaining seated and covered with hisofficial hat. His Royal Highness then advanced to the Woolsack,and placed his patent of peerage and writ of summons in the hands THE PRINCE OF WALESS MARRIAGE 47 of the Chancellor. The oaths were administered to him at thetable by the Clerk of Parliament, the titles under which the Princewas sworn being those of Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, Earlof Carrick, Earl of Rothesay, and Lord of the Isles. After the roll had been signed the procession moved on, andHis Royal Highness, on reaching the right-hand side of the Throne,. The Princess in 1863 From the Painting by Madame Jerichau^ published by Henry Graues and Co. took his seat upon the Chair of State specially appropriated onState occasions to the Prince of Wales. While thus seated he placedon his head the cocked hat worn by general officers in full Prince and the other Peers finally left the House, retiring bythe entrance at the right of the Throne in the same order as theyhad entered. About an hour later His Royal Highness re-entered the Housedressed in ordinary afternoon costume, and took his seat on one of 48 THE PRINCE OF WALES the cross-benches, thereby formally dissociatnig himself from eitherpolitical party. The Prince remained almost throughout the entiredebate. When leaving he shook hands with the Earl of Derby anda number of other Peers whom he recognised. As is wel
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