The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY

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BALMORAL, May 20.
The Queen and the royal family went out in the
neighbourhood of the Castle.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees-
dale and Lieutenant-Colonel Kingscote, was pre-
sent yesterday morning at the review of militia in
Hyde-park, held by the Duke of Cambridge.
The Princess of Wales, accompanied by Princess
Mary of Cambridge, and attended by the lion. Mrs.
Coke, drove out, and was also present at the review
in Hyde-park.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Earl Spencer,
Lieutenant-General Knollys, and Major Teesdale,
went to Paddington in the afternoon, and laid the
foundation--stone of the new wing to be added to
St. Mary's Hospital. _ _

His royal highness afterwards rode out on horse-
back.

The Prince and Princess of Wales went to the
Italian Opera, Covent-garden, in the evening.
The Countess of Morton has succeeded the Hon.
Mrs. E. Coke as Lady in Waiting to the Princess
of Wales.

Visit of the Prince of Wales to the Great

Eastern Steam-Ship—This Day.
This morning his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales, accompanied by a distinguished party, left
the metropolis by a special train on the North Kent
Railway to visit the Great Eastern steam-ship,
lying in the Medway, off Sheerness, and to inspect
the works in connection with the shipment of the
Atlantic telegraph on board that vessel.
The special train was appointed to leave the
Charing-cross terminus at 12 o'clock ; the hand-
some saloon carriage was arranged for the use
of his Royal Highness, and the platform Was
covered with crimson cloth.

The Prince arrived at the station a few minutes,
after the appointed time, and was received by the,
chairman, the directors, and the officers of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company. His Royal Highnes
was accompanied by the Duke of Sutherland, Lau
Alfred Paget, the Duke of Manchester, Lord Tor-
rington, and other noblemen, and as soon as the,
royal party were seated the carriage drove out of
the station, the Prince acknowledging the saluta-
tions of the company assembled on the platform.
The Royal train was in charge of Mr. Eborall,
the manager, and proceeded via Gravesend to
Strood, where his Royal Highness and the other
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distinguished visitors will embark on board one °I
the Admiralty steam tenders, which would convey
them down the river Medway to the Great Eastern
steam ship.
His Royal Highness and party will, it is under-
stood, make a minute inspection of the telegraPh;
and the peculiar arrangements for its shipment, and
return to town this evening.

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Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prineo
of Wales will honour the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
with their company, on Monday next, at Stafford gouge,
St. James's.
His Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant arrived
in London yesterday evening by the mail train on the Satll
Eastern Railway, and on reaching Charing-cross Station
proceeded to Claridge's Hotel. It is anticipated that big
royal highness will be present this morning at the part'd°
of household troops in celebration of the Queen's biro'
day.
The Dowager Marchioness of Sligdand the Ladies
Browne have arrived at their residence, No. 16, Mansfield-
street.
The Earl of Denbigh and the Ladies Feilding
have left town for a villa at Oak-hill, Hampstead.
The Earl and Countess of Kintore have left
Grosvenor-square for Keith Hall, Scotland.
The Countess Cowley and Lady Feodora
ley have arrived in town from Paris for the season.
The Countess Dowager of Morton and Lady
Agnes Douglas have arrived in Brook-street from Boole'
where they passed the winter.
Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt have or
rived in Grosvenor-square from their seat in Ireland.