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TIEE QIIEMT and the Prince Consort arrived at Windsor Castle from Buckingham Palace on Saturday afternoon to spend the Easter week there.
The chief incident recorded by the court newsman is the confirma- tion of the Prince of Wales. That took place on Thursday, in the private chapel. The Prince had been examined on Wednesday by the Dean of Windsor, in the presence of the Queen, the Prince Consort, and the Arch- bishop of Canterbury. On Thursday the Queen, the Prince Consort, all the Royal children, the Princess Mary and the Duke of Cam- bridge, and a distinguished company present by invitation, witnessed the rite of confirmation. The Bishop of Oxford read the preface, and the Archbishop of Canterbury performed the ceremony. After it was over, the Queen, seated in the Green Drawingroom, received the con- gratulations of her guests. The customary Royal bounties and gate-alms have been duly distri- buted this week in London.
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