The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-06-07 00:00:00

THE VISIT OF THE SHAH OF PERSIA.

The Shah of Persia will pay his visit tc; the Queen a
week earlier than was at first announced, necessitating
the almost immediate return of her Majesty from
BalmoraL Considerable preparatio, Sr. being made
at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. The
firstacarned palace is being got in readiness fir the re.
caption of his Majesty and suite, and the officials in the
Lord Chamberlain's Departn,ut are busily engaged in
making the arrangements necessary to insure the com-
fort and convenience of the illustrious visitor during
his reeirlenca in the metropolis. A stud of horses se.
leated from the Royal mews and a number of the Queen's
carriages will, by Her Majesty's command, be placed
at the disposal 01 the Shah. Upon the occasion of the
shah's visit to Ifer Mejeety at Windsor Castle the
Queen will hold a grand review of troops in Windsor
Great Park ; but owing to the change in the move.
merits of the Shah, the precise date has not yet been
fixed. Prince Christian, the Ranger of Windsor
Great Park, is personally superintending the various
arrangementa on the Royal demesne for the review, and,
assisted by Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Deputy.
Ranger. and Mr. Menzies, ie almost daily engagedin this
work. A number of soldiers of the 3rd battalion Grenadier
Guards are busily engaged in levelling the route over
the sward which will be used by the Queen when
passing the troops and spectators, while gangs of
labourers are preparing the ground for the cavalry
in order to prevent accidents. An enclosure, hurdled
off beneath the shade of the fine avenue of trees
known as Queen -Anne's Ride, has been allotted to
the Alexandra Stand, which will be brought from
Ascot and erected opposite the review ground. The
ground for spectators and carriages is also being
railed off. Colonel Gamble and other officers will
superintend the laying out of an encampment upon the
cavalry exercising ground on the west of Queen Anne's
Ride for the reception of the troops marching to the
review. The site is the same as that used upon the
set occasion when a review was held in Windsor Park.
but, should this camp be insufficient, another can be
formed on the east of the Long Walk, where plenty of
water may be obtained by cutting the pipe carrying the
supply from Old Windsor to Cumberland Lodge.
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their
Royal Eighneeries the 'Prince and Princess of Wales,

Prince and Prinoess Dkrietlan, Prince Arthur, Prince
Leopold, Princess Binaries, and other members of
the Royal family, will leave Windsor Castle with
the Shah of Persia, It le expected, some tint* between
four and five o'clock In the afternoon. Leaving the
Grand Quadrangle of the Palace, the cavalcade,
at.tended by an snood, will proceed down the Long
Walk to the Double Gates. Entering these, Her
Majesty and the Shah will turn to the right, dri, bag
in the direction of Queen Annie Ride. Then, turning
to the left, the Royal cavalcade will drive along the
line of troops, which will extend a distance of 1,000
yards, the carriages at the end of the line wheeling to
tne right and returning along the front of the specs
tatore to the saluting point, just in front of an oak
tree, and facing the centre of the line of troops, who
will march past the Queen and the Shah and go
through a series of eeld movements, the whole occupy-
ing about a couple of hours. Her Majesty and the
Shah, at the close of the review, will return under
csoor t to Windsor Castle.