The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-01-31
GREAT QUEENS LIFE.
60 the Throne of Esgtsnd-1ser
Marriage 20 frfaee Albert


no serious hitch OF obstacle for a cen-
tury been more seriously ncucced. never
esarssy ss s ssss ssS ssee 81 ,ss sseS@s q
so years cnNelcpcd IA a more forbtdcink
The death Of the Princess Charlotte
opened ap The prospect OF succession 90
III 'srSh sna ~ inss,rca nirs ~itS % Seslrs
70 n-Arry. - yet the only sens who ned
taken wives were ne duke of York. who
had children. and ;hs duke q Serneer.
land. whose hrst living child Wa oct
The saird brother was Edward. duke of
kent. .'en 81 years - age ts ~as not
on terms of ordinary frior ship With any
Of hts brothers. suddenly hs determined
viesoria. daughter Of Duke FrAns Of
Ssd taken &c dsEs'. % fan fancy. On Jun Is.
fsiA tnis lady became the duchess cf
Kent. the future mother Of the future
" hen the duka was informed By hts .
ssses ssa 'sa s. As had ass ne S H'sss ss 0s sh9
should BE- born on hnglish soi- Ine
ki. s-,,e -. rS,es .,rs-..., - -.,f,
cash IN the sprirg % ISIS. hsvever. tks
80 sscre Installed 20 KensiertSn rsias-.
,ner - no~ S,sss % - se,,aerss 10 t9r ,ae
bern, The eake. was deiish.ed with shs
and ..-n hand her &. the arms of admir-
l-T sFccfstors. With the caution. Take
England tis grace did not live 90 en-
Joy his parental happiness Ions
ecrs q the family would Die IN The
course Of iS-o. The duke believed tho
nis orothera. hi fhc winter of iSi9 he had
gene 20 the Sheltered ~atcrinS place %
~ -aid' -ths ~inter." one cay h. hap
peued. when taking walk, % Ect Vet
~ the iungs supervcncd and carried him
a. the dukes consideraoic cco.s. in
very uucoufortacle position o. the tins
9. his death. Her brother. Leore--. sna-
bi~d her 20 return 80 kenrlnFi on. where
she nenreforth devoted herself 20 the
eoucasion o. her child. queen Victoria.
Kent the prophecs above menuoned was
carr niefcly fulluica b. TIE death q his
ihc new SOVEREIGN. the rrlnce regent. VAS
proclaimed George ~. The health ~ the
vanccd. he had no legal heir. The duke o.
YORK. thr heir apparent. vas married
bad ~ family. and hia dgehess was in a
the next in order. was % rilc age hr
nso t@e GAYS atsss eosa - a'i,. iaSn ,,.-
thcr issue though not probable. was atiu
o' ~ ~ 's ~, ~. i.sc,,,, ,.--,,'., n
hes sinston palace Every year az lt
passed BY made q more aprsrgnt that Z
spared upon her ttc monarchy
ultimately mu-t deeolvc. A. q
--Se of Kent was faialcf earlier than
L4.Etr have been Anticipated. The re-
ascent to IN. throne a. ceorsc ": ihs
duke q Clarence just seven years a. VIII
liam ".
on August %. 1875 King william. who
hed 0cccd~d 20 ID. throne on the dcath
ot ~. brother. IN tesy gave ulunei
Therc vas one rerfon whom the hns
dcfcsted even more than his mtnist-rs-
- Kent Who had not been spar.ng IN hei
CRITICISMS on the reception she nNd mcl
auchess had applied ior = suit of srsrt
mcrfa for her own use fu kcnslnE fUr
palace. ana had been. refused BY ih.
hnE Shs appropriatet the rooms not
NfthafanttrE tht denial
for national purrosss the princess com
rletcd her majority on the iath annlvcr
On June ?. nine days after the even
had taken place. the king was desperate
iy iil ssd died on June ..
cotncu At KensinEton palace az Il a m
the same day. After has.ng received thl
the chaneeiior ard the prime minister
Lord Acihourne-the proclamation wa
81. the doors were thrown open and ID
YOUNG queen entered
counca wrote AFTER sh. hsd ? he
. speech. and taken and slEred ~. oat
for tnr security % the Church of scot
land the privy councillors were sworn
the two royal dukes nr,t BY Themselves
and a. these Two Ole men. her uuclcs
and kissing her HAND. i sSS sii her bus
W 70 the eyes, as u she teit the con
lations and this wSs the only sign O.
emotion which she evincet Her man
sss,Ss % she She kissed them BOTH BOTH and s' rss @
. from her chair and moved toward N
l. duke OF Sussea. mo was furihest f-oI
seemed rather ocNildered az the multi
her nr
hand. bus she did not speak 20 any podl
nor asa she make the slightest dineI
= countenanee 20 ANY individual OF an
p rank. station Or party: I p1rticuiarl
5 the minissers ana the duke OF Weilns
r ton and Peel approached her. She wer
2 ally looking AZ Melbourne for inatructio
/ when she had any Doubt Waag & d
I perfect calmness and possession. b
At the same time with graceful moo
esty ard rropriesy particularly interes
On october H. lSs9-that IS. four da,
= after her lover had reached Windsor
she had MADE W her mind ~ 20 her ma
riage. On the 18th she thus wrote
: = do feel 80 guilty l know no. how
~ begin my letter, but think the news
J. Wal contain viii be sufficient 80 insui
between Us this morning I fe
certain he win make me very happy
n wish could say / felt as 1erisln
r making him happy. Out shall do n
! best Uncle Leopold must tell you
: about the details. which 1 have not tin
q / to do"
. rhe ofnciai and public announcement
D the betrothai was not made either
5 Germany or England I'LL the close OF Il
/ year.
ie The prince arrived IN England for h
n I marriage On February s, 1870. The ma
riaKe took place on February 10 In a
le chapel OF st. James palace The NOR
ing" writes Theodore Martin In his iii
% the Prince Consort." had been W
IN eoggy and dismal. but the day was IA
r 10 want the happy omen OF that su
- shine which came .lfterward 70 be pro
rs erbialiy known queens Wcarhe
IL soon after the rctorn OF the bridal par
= from the chapel the clouds passed on q
q, sun shone out with unusual brliliaa
- and the thousands who lined the roa
from Buckingham palat$ to Windsor ca
ii tie tc see the sovereign and her husbai
- as they is.ss<c we're more fortunate III
those who had crowded the avenues
be 81. james palace n The morning hee