New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
ClAREM0NT PALACE
Nav Become Suburban Home OF
Queen Alexandra.

fC,ov-.rh. 1910 hv .h. Brentwood Con'paHS'
C1arernont Palace is comparatively
known TO all those of the present
ton Of English and Americans "ho U
hanpea TO be comprised in fhe
narrow circle of the FRIENDS ano Acao"
arces OF the German wido" ct e
ME = alhanv. youngest son OF queen
z-,-.o-,. Therefore the news that uiiS
x,,,,,,,.-,v beautiful royal residence WIN
.-e magnificent and extensive earoen'' &c
49,, efxen I'd by the duchess. anc Is pei"s
-,..uI,, ,,-e-ba,,Ie,l retiecorated. return
- &c To serve as q suburban home
g. .ne xo,,ne Prince Of Wales, accofollis
.o zor,e- and for Queen Alexandra accoi"-
.-- % others has served to recall the iaC'
-rs- = zas originally owned by the sre
Lord Give. the founder OF the
ish Empire in India. and the victor % '.
Ra+tIs of Plassy. He built II Tor ii'iii'
after his return 10 England. at cost ol a
million dollars and his arms stiii appea-
n, -be ;,effr17ent Of the Corinthian coiuiii1is
--,5c, constitute a feature Of the fasaoe u
The place.
7, was purchased by the nation al the Iil'i<
~ the marriage of Princess Charlo1te VI
z1siss. only child Of George ", TO beopoio'
Prince Of Saxe-Coburg Gotra- ana are
vard first King of the Beiglans' anu va"
rre scene Of her brief and very Hat'pE &c
-ja6 life and Of her unftnely death o''<
.,-reu+ 1J1on childbirth. and which leu 70 Inc
suicide Of her principal physician Sil i>i(--
ard Croft ,.o.,.,-
oree7 Victoria went there for her money
-. .,s cent much time at Clarenont
,l,,rs,- the early wears of her marriage re-
- ,,;-bs- With her husband and her
children. whenever they felt oesiIe -
. 80 from the great ponlp, ceremony
- -;-,so-,a etiquette OF life at W ihosor
-. T-,,ei- use - Ctaremont for THIS
-,,-nosa was brought 20 a close by ter
.l,. +-aga6v A Mrs Brooks, who nad
,,eon King Edwards nurse. had secured en-
-lovr-enr for her husband, as gardener, III
.re g-1a-e7nour gardens. and occupied
Todge in the park where she was Niel'eu
almost daily ny the royal children VINO
found IN her own youngsters colseIiiai
-7Iavn7stps. There Tas an especially STU
@-ie-6sFi-7 between one Of her DoEs anu
-,,a -,a7 Prince Of Wales. the two Delhe
about the same age One moTnIhs' "A'"'0'
-,,a slightest previous warning OF any iheh
al alteration on her part II was Lotno
-fa- n fl Of insanity she hao cut 'ii7
-r--oa+S 81 her husband and OF her IoUi
children while they lay asleep anu
,-1-eer-- dpn1ented. she spent me reiiiaiiii1i7
Years OF her long life in the great asS iU'li
for rI7e criminal insane at Broaon1oor-
The shock % this tragedy rooo4o
Victoria and the Prince Consor1 o. ail
Further liking for Claremont. ana II re-
r7aine5 tnrenanted until 1S4& when It was
-,sca5 Fv her At the disposal of the fusl-
80 and e,fled King Louis Philippe and
Queen Marie AnleIie Of France both OF
-z-bo,r died there Its next occupants We're
r,-,aon --;--o-ia's younger son, Prince Leo
r,oid. Duke Of Albany. and his German
vile. sister Of the Queen mother OF Hoi-
land F2l1t II was 1ivesJed of much OF its
Convenience owing TO the fact that Queen
Victoria insisted on locking I'D all the
rooms which had belonged TO ner deeply
ls-an-ej husband and keeping them undis-
--!rbed As the Prince Consort had occu-
MED d number Of the best rooms in the
place this was very unpleasant other
rooms were in the same way kept sacred
70 the memory Of Princess Charlotte OF
wales and 70 King Leopold, and others,
again - rae ate Duke Of Albany. after his
sudden death at Cannes. Indeed. the
widowed Duchess Of Albany has been re-
=-rictad in This fashion TO less than half
Of the palace and the least desirable
r7oie-v ~ that
Now al The locked rooms are being
opened. ernpria1. redecorated and refur-
rished. since King George cannot be eX-
p@cted 10 entertain the same sentiments of
alteration for q grandfather who died be-
fore his birth a= Queen Victoria did for 4
=ingularlv devoted and loving husband
Thanks - this Clarernonr, the only ROYAL
ra,sce in Surrey. near Esher. il about to
he restored n its old1ine and long de-
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