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YESTERDAY, the 24th of May, was Queen Victoria's real birthday; and its real celebration by the fair Sovereign took place in the family eirclee, at the retreat of Claremont. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the infants and the suite, arrived there on Thursday, in three carriages and,
four. Yesterday morning, a military band struck up a reveille under the Queen's windows ; and continued to play music, including a ro- mance composed by Prince Albert and a waltz by the Dutchess of Kent, for three-quarters of an hour. In the afternoon, Earl Delaware',. the Earl of Liverpool, and the Earl of Jersey arrived to pay their re- spects to her Majesty ; and in the evening the Queen's private band per- formed a concert of music : but there were no set festivities.
The Queen held a Court and Privy Council, at Buckingham Palace, on Thursday. Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle took the oaths and his seat as a Privy Councillor. At the Court, Mr. Frederick Thesiger was presented on his appointment as Solicitor-General, and received the honour of Knighthood. Sir Thomas Fremantle kissed hands on being, appointed Secretary at War. Her Majesty received visits, from the Queen Dowager on Tuesday, from the Duke and Dutchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge on. Wednesday. The Queen and Prince Albert went to the Italian Opera on Satur- day. The Prince went on Wednesday to see the panoramas of Hong- kong, Treport, and Baden-Baden, in Leicester Square. The Duke of Cambridge returned to town, from Sandhurst Military College, on Saturday. On Wednesday, the Duke and Dutchess gave a grand dinner to the Queen Dowager and the Directors of the Ancient Concerts ; the Duke being the Director of the evening ; and afterwards; the party went to the concert. Last night the Duke was present at a grand ball given by the Duke of Wellington at Apsley House.
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