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THE circle assembled at Windsor Castle has been quite dispersed. On Saturday, the Queen and Prince Albert, with the Duke and Dutchess of Nemours, the Prince of Leiningen, and the young children came to town by the Great Western Railway. The Dutchess of Kent also repaired from Frogmore to Clarence House, calling upon the Queen Dowager at Bushy Park by the way. In the evening, there was a farewell dinner-party at Buckingham Palace; at which the Dutchess of Kent, the Duke of Wellington, several members of the diplomatic corps, Lord 'Brougham, Lord and Lady. Stanley, and other distinguished persons, were present. On Monday morning, the Duke and Dutehesa of Nemours took their leave of the Queen, and, accompanied by Prince Albert, repaired to the Bricklayer's Arms station of the South-eastern Railway; where they parted from the Prince, and proceeded to embark at Dover for France. On the same day, the Datchess of Kent received visits from the Queen and Prince Albert, and from most members of the Royal Family in town; and in the afternoon set out with the Prince of Leiningen, by the South-eastern Railway, for Dover, and Germany. The Queen and Prince Albert went to the Italian Opera on Tuesday. Her Majesty gave audience on Wednesday to Sir Robert Peel. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the little Princes and Princesses and suite, left town on Thursday, by the South-western Railway, for Gosport; where the party embarked, with the usual observances, for Cowes; and landing there, pro- ceeded to Osborne House, the Queen's marine villa. The Dutchess Ida of gaxe-Weimar arrived at Bushy Park, from the Continent, on Wednesday, with Prince Armand and the Princesses of Saxe-Weimar, on a visit to the Queen Dowager.
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