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THE Queen held a Court, at Buckingham Palace, on Tuesday, and gave audience to Prince Peter and the Princess of Oldenburg; who had arrived in London, from St. Petersburg, with their young family, on Sunday. Lord John Russell had an audience of the Queen on Thursday, and Lord Pal- merston on Tuesday.
Prince Waldemar of Prussia landed privately at Blackwell on Thurs- day night, from the Wilberforce steamer; and proceeded at once with his suite to Mivart's Hotel.
The Queen held a Court yesterday, at which the Prince was introduced to her Majesty by Lord Palmerston. Count de St. Aulaire had also an audience of the Queen, to present his letters of recall.
Her Majesty had dinner-parties on Monday and Wednesday, with a mu- sical performance on each evening; a dinner-party yesterday.
On several occasions during the week the Queen rode out with the King and Queen of the Belgians; and on Thursday evening accompanied the foreign guests to Her Majesty's Theatre.
Accompanied by Prince Albert, the Queen went on Saturday to the Royal Academy, to see the newly-arrived statue of her Majesty, executed by Gibson.
Prince Albert went to Oxford on Monday, in company with the Heredi- tary Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, to attend the meeting of the British Association. Their Royal Highnesses returned to town in the afternoon. The King of the Belgians held a diplomatic levee, at Buckingham Palace, on Saturday. On Wednesday, his Majesty received a visit from Prince Peter and the Princess of Oldenburg; and returned the visit the same day.
His Majesty went down to Claremont yesterday.
The Hereditary Grand Duke and Dutchess of Saxe Weimar left town on Tuesday, on a tour of visits to different noblemen.
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