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THE Court have left the country retreat at Claremont (still so called in the authentic chronicle of Royalty) for Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, arrived in town a little before five o'clock on Monday afternoon, in an open carriage and four, escorted by a party of Hussars. The infants and the suite followed in three other carriages and four.
The Queen has led a quiet life ; walking occasionally in the gardens of the Palace with Prince Albert. On Wednesday, her Majesty rode out in an open carriage and four, with the Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha ; Prince Albert and the Hereditary Prince riding by the carriage on horseback. Colonel Bouverie and Colonel Grey also attended on horseback, and two Maids of Honour followed in another carriage.
The Queen gave an audience to Lord Hill, on Tuesday ; to Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Her Majesty inspected Mr. Davis's bust of the Dutchess of Kent, on the same day. Yesterday, her Majesty was shown Mr. Newenham's large portrait of herself, painted for the Junior United Service Club.
Among those who have joined the small dinner-parties at the Palace, are Sir Robert Peel and Viscount Melbourne.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback with his brother on Tuesday. His Royal Highness attended the meeting of the Commission for Pro- moting the Fine Arts. The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha visited the British Institution on Tuesday ; on Thursday, the Chinese Col- lection and the Colosseum. His Serene Highness paid a visit to the Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, on the same day. The Dutchess of Kent went to Bushy Park on Saturday, on a visit to the Queen Dowager; and returned to Clarence House on Monday. The Duke of Sussex visited the Prince of Saxe Coburg Gotha on Thursday.
The Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta, went to the Italian Opera on Saturday, and repaired to Kew at night. The Duke and Prince George returned to town on Monday ; the Duke went down again on Tuesday ; and came back on Thursday ; when he visited the Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha. The Dutchess and Princess Augusta went to the Opera again on Tuesday. Yesterday, they paid visits at Buckingham Palace and Clarence House. Prince George also visited the Queen.
The Princess Sophia is afflicted with almost total blindness, but is otherwise in good health.
Tuesday's Gazette contained an order for the Court to go into mourning, for the Duke of Orleans, on Thursday, the 21st July ; the mourning to change on Thursday the 28th July, and to close on Thursday the 4th of August. The Queen and Prince Albert wear mourning for a mpth.
We hear from undoubted authority, that when the trey sad and dis- tressing intelligence of the death of the Duke of Orleans was conveyed to the Queen at Claremont, her Majesty could not refrain from weeping. Autograph letters of condolence from her Majesty and Prince Albert to the afflicted Royal Family of France have already been despatched.— Morning Herald. The Queen Dowager has contributed 50/. to the charitable fund for the relief of the sufferers by the Cabal disasters.
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