The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-19 00:00:00

tHE PRINCL'AND THE PRINCESS OF
WALES.

The correspondent of the Post, writing from Copen-
hagen on Dec. 13, says t " Since I last wrote the Royal
Family have been twice in this city, their time otherwise
having been chiefly passed at Fredensborg and in sporting
excursions in that neighbourhood. In this country fox-
hunting is unknown, and when an Englishman is told that
a fox has been shot, it is observed that he always
receives the information with a peculiar smile, though
when they are in this country most Englishmen in this
respect do as the Danes do. The last shooting excur-
sion made by the royal party was to a beautiful place
called nornsbeck Hegn, near the Sound, with the Swedish
coast in the background. The distance is about ten miles
from Fredensborg, and the royal sportsmen, as usual, went
thither in cars belonging to the farmers, in each of which
two occupied the seats. They arrived at the spot selected
for the sport about nine o'clock in the morning, and
the King and the Prince of Wales, who both ap-
peased greatly to enjoy themselves, respectively
killed six and seven head of game, each having
bagged a brace of foxes. After this experience
of Danish sport, all returned to Fredensborg,
where there was a grand dinner at six o'clock, at which
about sixty were assembled, and the Danes were quite
delighted when the Prince of Wales proposed the health
Of his brother sportsmen in the Danish language, which
his Royal Highness speaks with fluency and perfec-
tion. The Princess, who wore a most becoming
dress of pink silk, covered with lace, and with a head-
dress of diamonds, looked beautiful. Her Royal High-
ness joined gracefully in the dance in the evening.
The two eldest children appeared in the dining-
room at the dessert, and they looked very interesting as
they ran about the room in their red velvet jackets.
Four young ladies, formerly friends and companions of
the Princess, have been invited to Fredensborg to spend
a few days with her Royal Highness, and this proof of
kindness is highly and justly appreciated here. Some
days ago the royal family arrived in this city, when
Count Frijs-Frijsemhorg, the Prime Minister, gave a
grand dinner to the Prince of Wales and other distinguish d
guests. There were no ladies present, the invitations
having been confined to gentlemen. The King, Queen,
and the Princess of Wales spent the day with the Queen
Dowager, but the Crown Prince 'accompanied the Prince
of Wales to the Premier's banquet. At seven o'clock the
King, Queen, and Princess of Wales made their appear-
ance at the Theatre Royal, where a splendid Danish
mythological ballet, composed by our celebrated August
Bournouville, was performed. As soon as the Princess was
recognised in the royal box her Royal Highness was greeted
with the most enthusiastic cheers, it being the first time dur-

ing the present visit that she had appeared in public. The
Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince joined the royal
party about eight o'clock, and at the close of the per- I
formance a gentleman in the pit called for a cheer for the
Royal Family and for the Prince and Princess of
Wales, when the overflowing house shook with the uni
versal response. The cheering was taken up by the
multitude in the square outside, and the royal car-
riages drove off amidst the most thundering huzzahs.
The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince intend
to leave in a couple of days for Sweden, on a visit to the
King, and they have also been invited to a bear-hunt at
the estate of Mr. Oscar Dickson, a rich merchant in
Gothenburg, who was with the Prince of Wales at Aber-
geldie in August last, and who has also been one of the
guests at Fredensborg during the royal visit. It is feared,
however, that the weather is not favourable for the
intended sport, as, if there is not soon a fall of snow, of
which there is at present no appearance, it will be impos-
sible to track the bears, and in that case the hunting of
them may be attended with danger. It is expected that
the Court will shortly remove from Fredensborg to
Copenhagen, to which the people look forward with
p7easure, as they will then have more frequent opportu-
nities of seeing her who is still designated by all here as
' their beloved Princess Alexandra.'"