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1878 and 1889, to the latter being ac-
'companied by his two sons. In 1888
he went with the Princess to Berlin
to attend the silver wedding of his
sister, the Princess Royal, and the
Crown Prince of Germany, and later
paid many visits to Berlin, Copenhag-
en- and Belgium to see his various reia-
tives. In April 1894, he went to Co
burg with his wife to attend the we'd
ding of the Princess Melita and in July
TO st. Petersburg, to attend the we'd
ding of the Cars daughter. In Mo-
veIabsr, 1854, he haslened to st. Pc
tersburg with his son, the Duke of
York, to attend the obsequies of Alex
ander III
GRAND MASTER OF FREE MA
SONS
In 1871 he was made grand master
of Freemasons in England in success
sion to the idarquis of Ripon, and in
stalled in office at lodge held at Al
bert Hall, London, in 1875. In May,
1875. at F'reemasons' Hall, London. he
was installed as first principal of the
Royal Arch Masons of Great Britain.
In 1870 he inaugurated the Thames
eInbankment. which runs along one
side of the river from Westminster
Bridge to the limits of the old city of
LONDON, since which time he has Of
Heated on numberiesS occasions at the
laying of cornerstones and inaugura-
tions of puhiic events ana enterprises
in Great Britain.
He has represented the Queen when
she was unable to be present at many
pubic ceremonies, both at home and
abroad and as her representative was
the principal figure in. connection with
the naval review on the occasion of the
great diamond jubilee in 1897. After
making the circuit of the lines of war
ships he held reception on board the
royal yacht, Albert and Victoria, to
s which all the foreign officers taking
part in the review, as well as the Eng
lish admirals and captains. were invit-
ed. On this occasion he captured ev-
cry Jack Tar in the British navy by
+ having the admiral, Sir NOVEL; Sal
mon, commander in chief, signal an
order for the .'mainbrace to be splic-
ed
FOND OF OUTDOOR LIFE.
/ Since 1897 the Prince has represented
his mother on every important occa-
sion. His Royal Highness has always
I been fond of outdoor life and every
/ kind of athletic sports, Yachting be-
: ing one of his favorite pastimes, and
/ in 1893 and 1894 his yacht Britannia,
{ taking part in the races of the Royal
Yacht Club off the Isle OF Wight, car
ried off the prize. He has also been
I devoted to horseracing and maintains
I fine stables. In 1896 his horse Persim-
mon won the Derby and several other
races, and in 1900 Diamond Jubilee won
/ the Blue Ribbon and three other races
with rich stakes.
/ His Royal Highness, as eldest son OF
/ the sovereign, in addition 10 being
Duke of Cornwall, was Prince of Sake
+ Coburg Gotha, Duke of Saxony, Duke
of Rothsay, Earl of Garrick, Earl of
Dublin. Baron of Renfrew (under
which title he travelled through the
United States in 1850, Lord of the Isles
and High Steward of Scotland. He is
also the patron of twenty-six livings,
mostly in his duchy of Cornwall. On
I the occasion of his marriage he was
granted an income of e40, 600 per an
mum, which with his other revenues
made an aggregate of E100,000 per
year, which, however, has not been
more than sufficient to keep up the
enormous expenses entailed by the po-
sition he has filed. On that occasion
he relinquished his right to the sue
cession to the throne of SaxeCoburg-
Gotha in favor of his younger brothers
by formal act.
The Prince has suffered the loss of
two of his children, his eldest son, the
Duke of Clarence, died on January H.
1892, as mentioned above. and his baby
son. Alexander which died at birth
ia 1871.
Ripe in experience and knowledge of
his people, thoroughly in touch with
them, beloved and respected by all over
the vast empire, Albert Edward should
have as glorious and useful il not as
long reign as his noble and Iamented
mother.