The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Princess Mary of Cambridge and the Prince of
Leiningen, and attended by the Countess de Grey
and Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, went to Claremont
yesterday morning, and returntd in the afternoon
to Marlborough House.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales dined
last evening with the 11Lrchant Taylors' Company.
His royal highness was accompanied by Prince
Leiningen, and was attended by the Earl of Mouut-
Edgcumbe, Lieutenant GeneralKnonyes, anti Lieu
tenant-Colonel Keppel.

Marriage of the Duke de Chartres and the

Princess Prancoise D'Orleans.

This interesting family alliance was concluded
yesterday by the ceremonial of marriage, accord
ing to the rites of the Catholic Church, in the
chapel of St. Raphael, at Kingston-upon-Thames.
The occasion being strictly private and domestio no
invitations were issued by the Royal Family either
in France or England. This did not, however, pre-
vent a numerous gathering of attached friends of
the House of Orleans, many of whom came spon.
taueously from France to offer their affectionate
respect to the youthful Prince and Princess. The
presence of nine members of the diplomatic corps
representing European Sovereigns at the Court
of St. James's was a graceful tribute to the
virtues and position of the Royal exiles,
while the personal congratulations subsequently
tendered at Claremont by the English Royal family
was the highest compliment that could have been
rendered to their dignity and worth.
The scattered members of this distinguished
family have been assembling at Claremont for some
(lays past. I'he Duke de Montpensier arrived from
Madrid on Saturday last, his duchess having been
prevented from accompanying him only from in-
ability to bear the fatigue of the voyage. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, accompa-
nied by her two sons, the Princes Augustus and
Philippe, reached Claremont on Tuesday, and on
the following day his Royal Highness Prince Philip
of Wurtemberg joined the family circle.
The chapel of St. Raphael, at Kingston, was
built by a gentleman bearing that name, whose
memory survives as one of the few individuals who
had the temerity to attack O'Connell on a question
of private arrangement. The interest manifested
in the neighbourhood of Clonmel extended to
Kingston, where the inhabitants came out in large
numbers to witness the arrival of the bridal part)
at the chapel. From the entrance gate to the porch
the chances of bad weather were provided agains
by a covered way, within which were stationed the
children of St. 11,phael's School, bearing baskets
filled with‘rose leaves wherewith to strew the bridal
way.

'kho company provided with tiolzpts An the chapel
began to arrive at 10 o'clock, and in less than halt
an hour the edifice was fully occupied in every part.
except that small portion reserved for the royal
par y. Among the arrivals from London were the
Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors, the Belgian.
H-ineverian, Bavarian, Italian, Portuguese, Saxon,
and Spanish Ministers. Among the French lathe,
and gentlemen present were the Marquis awl
Marchioness de Chanabilles, the Duke and Duchess
de Gal liera, the M u quis and Marchioness
d'Harcaurt and Mademoiselle d'Elarcoutt, the Coun-
tess Paul de Segur, Count Louis de Segur, Madame
de Vatry, Count Ludovich de Beauvoir, Gen Couni
Montesquieu, General Count de Chabannes, General
Drolen vans, the Marquis de Berenger, the Marquis
de Bouille, Count Rene de Bouille, the Count and

Countess de Fiera, and Mademoiselle d'Henin, Dr.

de Massey, M. Charles Mallet, Cou►lt de Jarnoc,
Baron de l'Espee, M. and Madame Henry de
l'Espee, Viscount de la Redorte, Viscount de Bowdy,
M. Oliver de Bowdy, M. Charles Beille, M. le
Colonel Solis, M. le Baron de Bacourt, M. Estan-
selin, M. Roger de Soitivaux, the Marquis de Fon-
tanelle, M. Paravey, M. de Chaplin, and many
others.

The members of the Orleans family arrived
about half-past ten o'clock. The Duchess of
Saxe Coburg was the first to enter the chapel,
accompanied by her sons, the Princes Phi-
lippe and Augustus. The Duke de Nemours
with his daughters, the Princess Marguerite and
Blanche d'Orieans, followed, and the Duke and
Duchese d'Aumale, and the Duke de Montpensier
with Prince Phillipe of Wurtemberg, were all in
their places at a quarter before 11 o'clock. Hi,
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
and the Prince of Leiningen came direct from Lon-
don and joined the bridal party in the chapel. The
young D Ake de Chartres arrived at a few minutes
before 11, attended bybye his elder brother, the Count
de Paris, as " groomsman." His Royal Highness
received the greeting of his friends with genuine
bonhommie, and awaited at the altar the approach
of his bride.
Presently both young Princes returned to thr
porch to receive their venerable relative, the
Queen Made Atnelle, whose entrance into the
chapel was marked by a visible Eeneation, all pre
sent rising from their seats to pay bc,mage to her
illustrious presence. Her Majesty advanced with
dignified step up the centre aisle, leaning on the arm
of the young bridegroom, and supported by the
Count de Paris the organ swelling forth anielodions
voluntary. On reaching the altar the Queen and
the Count de Paris knelt in devotion for a fem,
moments, and then took their appointed places in
front of the altar. _ _ _

The Queen was attended by the Marchioness de
Beauvoir and the Countess d Hulst, ladies of honour
'o her Majesty, and by the Marquis de Beauvoir
at d General Count Dames, gentlemen in waiting.
Precisely at 11 o'ciock the bishops and priests lett
the altar to meet the approaching bride, who, accom-
pani,d by her parents, the Prince and Princess de
Joinville, arrived from Claremont.
Kneeling at the altar, the youthful pair listened
attentively to the religious exhortation addressed to
them by the Bishop of Southwark, who in a few brief
and appropriate words, led their attention to the
venerable relative whose presence graced their nup
tials, and whose example he exhorted them to emu-
late. At the close of this address the Prince and
Princess were admitted within the altar rails, when
the bishop demanded who gave each to the other.
The Prince de Joinville answered for his daughter,
and the Count de Paris for his brother, the 3 outh-
ful Fair each acknowledging their response by a pro-
found obeisance. The mutual plighting of troth
followed, after which the Prince and Princess re-
tired from the altar, and again kneeling in front of
the rails received the benediction of the bishop.
The bride and bridegroom, with the Count de
Paris and the Prince de Joinville, now entered the
sacristy, where the usual record of marriage was
signed and duly attested.
On their reappearance in the chapel a musical
mass was performed, at the close of which the Royal
party returned to Claremont. .
Meantime the ladies of the neighbourhood had
been permitted to assemble in the grounds, and ©l
the stops beneath the portico of the mansion, where