The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-31
SOME FACTS or THE KINGS
LIFE.
Il Polished. Travelled. Tactful Eng
lish Gentlemen-Ilis Life Has Been "a
Busy ouc-The Queen.

Edward VII was born on November
T. 1871, at Buckingham Palace, In Lon
don.
At the moment of his birth as eldest
son of the sovereign, he became Duke
of Cornwall. Within four weeks he was
created Prince of Wales and Earl of
Chester by royal patent.
Among the Princes other titles are
Duke of Rothesay, Duke Of Saxe-Co-
burg Gotha, Prince of Saxony, Earl Of
Chester, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Dub
lin, Baron Renfrew and Lord Of the
Isles.
In infancy the Prince was secluded
as much as possible from the public in
order not to excite his vanity. Before
he was is monthes old, however. he had
sat for his portrait several times.
He owed his first training to Lady
LyttletOn, Mrs. Gladstones sister, who
was his governess until he was 6 years
old. Then the question of educating
the future king became a very serious
one. Numerous Bishops were consult
ed. and they all said that it should be
truly English and truly moral which
things they regarded as equivalent
| Finally Henry Birch. who had been
captain of Elton. was chosen as tutor.
In the same year, 1S4S the Prince paid
his first visit to Ireland, and the well
come he then received laid the founda-
ton for his hearty liking of the Irish
character.
He made his first official visit to Lon
don on October 30, lS49, at the opening
of the Coal Exchange. The Queen was
to have attended, but being too i'll to
do so, she delegated the duty to the
princess Royal and the Prince.
After a period at oxford and then at
| Cambridge, he made a tour of Canada
and visited the United States. The
| broadening education of travel has
/ ci fc in he ftt11a So
that he has been protected from insu-
larity and enabled to view his own
country in its relation to other coun-
| tries, people and conditions.
In 1863 he married the Princess Alex
andra of Denmark whose beauty of
person and personality at once won the
| heart of her adopted land. Coming as
she did of a race regarded by English
men aS their close kin and natural
! friends, the beautiful Danish girl found
a warm welcome awaiting her in Eng
/ land. The marriage was an extremely
! popular one. The Princess of Wales
brought with her from the unpreten-
tious Danish court just those qualities
which were calculated to commend her
to the English people; and from that
day to this, as princess, as a mother
| as leader of society, as a mover in all
good works. she has been followed by
the answering love and loyalty of the
nation.
Marlborough House became THEN
town house, with Sandringham as a
! country place.
An heir to the throne was born on
January s. 1864, and was named Albert
Victor Christian Edward, after the
Prince Consort the Queen, the King OF
Denmark and the Prince of Wales. Ir
June of the following year Prince
George was born. Three daughters
were subsequently born; Louise in 1867
Victoria in 1868; and Maud in 1869.
In 1871 the Prince was attacked by
fever and for a time was not expected
to live. In 1876 the Prince visited In
dia and was entertained in gorgeous
Oriental style by the native Princes.
The Prince is a thoroughly represent
ative Englishman, to whose endowment
has been fortunately added the eX,
Itremely useful quality of tact. This gif
is doubtless a beneficent inheritance
from his father. 1t has gone a long way
toward making him one of the mos
popular men in the empire.
From his childhood kindness has
been one of the Princes distinguished
characteristics.
During the last quarter of a century
the growing age of the Queen and he
Discrimination to take part in public
functions has led to the Prince of Vale!
discharging many of the public dutie
fore him. He has been the social hear
OF the nation, and has been simply in
defatigable in such labOrs as opening
bridges, parks, hospitals, presiding a
meetings, dinners, etc, and taking
lively interest in social, imperial ant
charitable matters. His royal highnes
is the beau ideal of a man of the wOrl
not a character to excite enthusiasm
but a character serviceable to Prince
With tact and good judgment he know
4 by instinct the right thing to do, and t
these qualities he adds the invaluabl
gift of an unfailing memory for name
and faces. He wears his dignity easil
though he never casts it off Men VIII
have been tempted to treat him wit
: undue familiarity have found they mis-
took his affabiity. He always expect
the Difference due to his rank.
The Parliamentary experience of tn
b Prince extends over three and thiru
years. In 1863 he first took his seat i
the House of Lords as Duke of Corn
wall When he attends the House q
Lords he sits on the cross benches, a
do all the royal dukes. Naturally h
takes no part in the deliberations O
the house.
The income of the Prince was set
tied in the year of his marriage. on tn
proposal of Lord Palmerston it was de
cided to grant his highness e40, 900
, year and G10,000 for the use of the Prin
cess, the Duchy of Cornwall being eX
4 pected to provide in addition an annua
sum of G600 The estimate has bee
exceeded with the exception of two q
three years, for the last quarter of
century. The Prince also receives e15C
as Colonel Of a regiment, the income c
himself and the Princess being thu
over e110,0OO and his town house
kept up by the country.
Sandingham is the personal prop
erty of the Prince, purchased at a COS
OF 100000 from the revenues Of tn
p Duchy of Cornwall, which had accumu
4 lated during his minority.
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clan
ence, the Princes eldest son, died
1892. The second son. Prince George
Duke of York, who then became heir {
the throne, married in 1893 the Princes
May of Teck, and has now three chill
dren; Edward Albert born June .
1894; Albert Frederick Arthur George
t born 1895, and an infant daughter
= Louise, the Prince Of Wales eldes
j daughter, was married in 1889 to tn