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is born members of the privy council
must be in attendance to attest the
fact. In the present instance a special
telegraph wire was laid down between
Whitehall and the White lodge in
order that not moment might be lost
in transmitting the intelligence to
government headquarters in London.
Mr.. Asquith, whose presence as home
secretary was dc rigueur, was visiting
Mr.. Henry White, late first secretary
to the United States embassy, at his
house at Loosely park, Surrey. Rich
mond is only half an hour distant by
rail, and an engine, with steam up,
was kept waiting night and day at
Guilford, the nearest railway station,
in readiness for the summons, for the
sending of which special arrangements
had been made.
In 1910, on the occasion of the birth
of the queens eldest child, now the
Empress Dowager of Germany, there
were in attendance in an adjoining
apartment, the door of which was
open, number Of high state function
aries, including the archbishop of Cam
terbury, the bishop of London, the
lord chancellor, Lord Melbourn, Lord
Palmerston and Lord John Russell.
After the interesting moment had
arrived Mrs. Lilly, the nurse, entered
the room where the privy councillors
were assembled with the princess
wrapped in flannel in her arms. Her
royal highness was for moment laid
upon table for the observation of the
assembled authorities, but it is re-
corded that the loud tones in which
she indicated her displeasure rendered
it advisable that she should be re-
turned without delay to her chamber
to receive her first attire. couple of
hours later the privy council met and
the usual directions were given for an
nouncing the event to the nation as
well as to foreign states.
The birth of the prince of Wales
| eldest son, the late duke of Clarence,
occurred in such an unexpected fashion
that anything in the nature of state
| formalities was impossible. Indeed
| there was not even time to summon the
special physicians from London to Frog
more, and the duty of introducing the
prince to the light of day devolved
upon local practitioner of Windsor,
who, however, seems to have dis
charged his responsible duties as eff
fectivcly as could have been expected
from his more illustrious brethren. 1t
was cold and frosty January, and the
Princess of Wales had accompanied
her husband and large party to Vir-
| ginia Water, where hockey match in
which the prince took part was played
on the ice.
The princess, who was occasionally
driven about in a sledge, was much in
terested in watching the game. She
left Virginia Water at o'clock, and
before 0 o'clock the infant prince was
born. All arrangements had been
made for March at Marlborough house
In London, and there was accordingly
nothing in readiness. not even nurse
being present on the occasion, though
in this connection it is said that the
maternal experience of the Countess
of Macclesfeld was most useful.
The 'royal'' or white" lodge, IA
miliar object to those familiar with the
exquisite beauties of Richmond park,
is said by historian writing eighty
years ago to have been built by George
l. from a design by the earl of Penn
broke as a place of refrcshment after
the fatigues of the chase" Since then
it has been enlarged from mere hunt
ing box into comfortable country
house 1t was favorite residence of
Queen Caroline, consort Of George H.,
whose many acts of kindness to the
poor of Richmond were long rcmem-
bered and in memory of whom the
fine avenue of trees leading up to the
house was named "The Queens Ride. "
The lodge is substantially built,
without any great pretensions to beau
ty in design, having to right and left
of the main building two semi-circular
wings covered with ivy and towering
creepers. These wings were added at
a time when the queen and the prince
consort were won't, in the earlier days
of their married life, constantly to
stay at the White lodge, for which
both had great affection. Every liv-
ing-room in the house is a miracle OF
comfort and good taste, result due to
the duke of Teck, who excells in all
that has to do with art decoration.