The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-19 00:00:00

ROYAL AND IMPERIAL VISIT TO THE

TOWER OF LONDON.

On Saturday afternoon, between two and three
o'clock, the Tower of London wan visited by their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
and their Imperial Highnessee the Czarewitch and
Czarevna, attended by a numerous euite, including
Lieut. Colonel A. Ellis and Hon. Mrs. r. Stonor, in
waiting on the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the
Princess Kourakine, Mistress of the Robes; the
Countess Aprazine, Lady in Waiting; General Zino-
vieff, Master of the Household ' • General Sturler,
equerry; Count Oisonvieff, aide-ducarnp and Dr.
Hirsch, medical attendant to their Imkterial High-
nestles ; Captain Lisa', ff, Lieut.-Colonel leesdale, &c.

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Their Royal and Imperial Highnesses arrived at half-
past two o'clock, in four of the Royal Carriages, and
; rove as far Pa the Traitors' Gate, where they were re-
ceived by Field-Marshal Sir William M. Comm.
GOB.. Con.sta'ole of the Tower ; Lord de Roe, Lieu-
tenant Governor; and Colonel Milman ; also Colonel
Hon. Percy R. P. Fielding, 0.8., commanding the 2nd
Battalion C ildstream Guards in garrison. After aligh-
ine, the Prince and Princess of Wales and Grand Duke
Czarewitch and Grand Dochess Czarevns, escorted by
the warders, at once proceeded tothe officers'quarters on
the Parade, where the illustrious visitors, who were
joined at the Tower by his Royal Highness Pricce
Arthur, Field Marshal Sir Win. M. and Lady G 0113113,
and a select company, partook of luncheon. They
were received in front of the ufficers' quarters by a
plant of honour of the Coldstream Guards commanded
by Col. G. L. Goodlake, V.C., and the regimeutal
baud, which played on the arrival of the Royal and
Imperial party the National Anthem, and on their
leaving the Russian Nstional Hymn.
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After Inhcheon the Prince and Princess and Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess and attendants, conducted
by Lord de Roe, the Lieut.. Governor, visited the
Horee Armoery, after which they went •to St.
John's Chapel, and then to the Small Armoury,
in the White Tower. Frein thence they went to
visit the dungeons under the White Tower. and
saw the cell where Guy Faux was confined ;
having entered which, much to the amusement of the
illustrious visitors, they heard that they had been
locked in by the Chief Gaoler or Warder. It. Hughes,
aa old sergeant 1.1 .major of the 16th Lancers. The !yal
party then went to the Beauchamp Tower, after visit-
ing which they pulsed along Sir Walter Raleigh's
Walk, to the Bell Tower, and thence to the Council
Chamber, in the Governor's house, one of the most in-
tereseng portions of the fortress. It was there that
Guy Faux was examined and tortured, and in the pre-
sent chamber there still exists a model of the rack,
which the R• yal party examined with evident interest.
Thence they went to the Bloody Tower, where the two
unfor:unate It .yal Princes Were smothered.
After passing souse two hours in the ancient fortress
their Royal and Imperial Highnesses, having thanked
Lord de Its for his attention and courtesy iu showing
them over the most interesting parts 4,f the fortress,
entered the Royal carriages on their return to Marl.
hor, ugh House, apparently highly !gratified with their
visit.