The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-25
t I'M HE palace of Holyrood."
- observed r. L. Steven
son, has been set aside
in the growth of Edin-

in the growth Of Edin
burgh, and stands gray
and silent in workman's quarter anG
among breweries and gas works"
The gas works have gone since Mr.
Stevenson wrote. but the breweries
remain, and otherwise the environs Of
the palace are little changed. Among
them, however, must be numbered the
magnificent royal park, the pic
turesque line of serrated rocks which
form the Salisbury craigs and the
lofty hill, crowned by it's noble lions
head, which owes its name Of "Ar.
thurs Seat" to it's associations with
the old Arthurian legends of Edin-
burgh. OF royalty itself Hollywood has
seen but little since James vi. OF
happy memory left it to occupy the
throne of Elizabeth. The fact that
the reigning British sovereigns are to
reside in the palace as well as to hold
state functions there has greatly in
creased the enthusiasm Of their visit
to Edinburgh.
Scenes of Romantic Interest.
The rarity of royal residence adds to
the importance of it's occurrence. King
George will be the first reigning king,
the second reigning sovereign to &C.
cupy the palace since the time OF
Charles l., while Queen Mary will be
the first queen consort to reside there
since Anne of Denmark, James VII 3
queen, quilted it's walls. In 1888
Charles I. was crowned in the chapel
royal at Hollywood, and in 1641 he
spent about three months in the pal.
ace-not very happily. From that time
till George w. visited Edinburgh In
1922 no British monarch crossed its
threshold. And George Nv. while
holding various state ceremonies in
Holyrood resided in Dalkeith house.
Queen Victoria and the prince con-
sort also lived at Dalkeith on the &C.
casion of their first visit to Edinburgh,
In 1912. In the autumn of 1850, how
ever, her majesty and Prince Albert
resided for a couple Of days in Holy
rood, and subsequently the queen
when going to or returning from Bal
moral several times broke her jour-
ney at Edinburgh and spent night In
the palace. In April, 1908. King Ed
ward held court at Holyrood. but his
majesty and Queen Alexandra resided
at Dalkeith house.
It is fondly hoped that the coming
visit of their majesties to the ancient
palace of the Stuarts may be the pre-
cursor of many to follow and that the
dimmed brilliance Of Holyrood may be
restored and its past glories In some
part at least revived
Although not the Oldest Of the Scot
fish royal palaces, that Of Hollywood
house is in many respects the most
interesting. 1t appeals to the magma
ton as none other does. 1t has been
the scene of some of the most splen
did, the most romantic and the most
tragic incidents in Scottish history
Of coronations. royal marriages, festiv
tiles, court revels, plots, conspiracies
feuds, intrigues, murders. Moreover
while Linlithgow and Falkland palaces
are of earlier date, for nearly four and
q half centuries before the erection o.
q royal palace at Holyrood the mag
nificent abbey which stood there wal
closely associated with the Scottish
sovereigns. Founded in 1928 by Davit
l., this religious house was frequently
used as royal residence; pariia
ments met within it's walls and in 1T
church kings were crowned, weddet
and buried.
The Residence Of Scottish Monarchs
The erection Of royal palace wal
begun about 1901 by James w.. ant
from this time onward it's was tn
chief residence of the Scottish mon
srchs. It is noteworthy that one o
the first events connected with 1t wa
the marriage of James to the Princess
Margaret, daughter Of Henry VII. o
England-from which marriage cam'
the union Of the crowns. James v. 81
tended the palace and 1t has associa
lions of a peculiarly close and inter
esting character with his unfortunatl
daughter. Mary.
Here the lovely queen Of Scots en-
jsyed a brief period Of happiness afte
her return from France: here she reas
With George Buchanan. played ches'
with her favorites. danced with Ches
tsrAeld, listened to the music Of Rizxia
and held stormy interviews with JOIN
Knox. Here she welded Darnley
here Rixzio was slain. and here sh'
celebrated her nuptials with the rul
family Boutwell,. James vi. lived chic
| " at Holyrood before his accession b
the throne Of England, and It was her
/ Sir Robert Carey brought him tiding
Of the death of Queen Elizabeth. H
visited the palace only once afts1