A diary of royal movements and of personal events and incidents in the life and reign of ... queen Victoria1883 - 416 pàgines |
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accompanied afterwards Anthem Archbishop of Canterbury arrived assembled attended Belgians Bishop Buckingham Palace ceremony Chapel cheers Church Claremont Coburg Court removed crowd Crown Dalkeith Palace dressed drove Duchess of Kent Duke and Duchess Duke of Wellington Earl embarked Emperor England French Friday Glenlyon gold grand Guards Highland honour House illustrious inspected June Kensington King and Queen Lady left Windsor Castle Louis Philippe Majesty and Prince Majesty's Monday morning o'clock officers Osborne Osborne House Park Parliament passed persons present Prince Albert Prince Albert left Princess Royal Princess Victoria proceeded Queen and Court Queen and Prince Queen Victoria received removed from Buckingham returned to Windsor Royal carriage Royal cortège Royal Highness Royal party Royal visitors Royal yacht Saturday seat Sept Sir Robert Peel Sovereign squadron St James's St James's Palace steamer Sunday throne Thursday took town Tuesday vessel Victoria and Albert walked Wednesday Windsor Castle
Passatges populars
Pàgina 87 - And he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord. And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul ; to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book ; and he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it.
Pàgina 59 - And I do solemnly in the presence of God profess, testify and declare that I do make this declaration and every part thereof in the plain and ordinary sense of the words read unto me, as they are commonly understood by English Protestants, without any evasion, equivocation or mental reservation whatsoever, and without any dispensation already granted me for this purpose by the Pope or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority...
Pàgina 40 - Wales ; we, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this realm, being here assisted with these of his late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of London...
Pàgina 37 - She bowed to the Lords, took her seat, and then read her speech in a clear, distinct, and audible voice, and without any appearance of fear or embarrassment. She was quite plainly dressed, and in mourning. After she had read her speech and taken and signed the oath for the security of the Church of Scotland, the Privy Councillors were sworn, the two Royal Dukes...
Pàgina 37 - Never was anything like the first impression she produced, or the chorus of praise and admiration which is raised about her manner and behaviour, and certainly not without justice. It was very extraordinary, and something far beyond what was looked for. Her extreme youth and inexperience, and the ignorance of the world concerning her, naturally excited intense curiosity to see how she would act on this trying occasion, and there was a considerable assemblage at the Palace, notwithstanding the short...
Pàgina 36 - ... awful responsibility is imposed upon me so suddenly, and at so early a period of my life, that I should feel myself utterly oppressed by the burden were I not sustained by the hope that Divine Providence, which has called me to this work, will give me strength for the performance of it, and that I shall find in the purity of my intentions, and in my zeal for the public welfare, that support and those resources which usually belong to a more mature age, and to longer experience.
Pàgina 39 - Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to his mercy our late Sovereign Lord, King William the Fourth, of blessed and glorious memory, by whose decease the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is solely and rightfully come to the high and mighty Princess Alexandrina Victoria, saving the rights of any issue of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, which may be borne of his late Majesty's Consort...
Pàgina 7 - In consequence of a very civil message from the Duchess of Kent, I waited on her this morning. She received me with her fine animated child on the floor by her side, with its playthings, of which I soon became one.
Pàgina 59 - I do make this Declaration, and every part thereof, in the plain and ordinary sense of the words of this Oath, without any Evasion, Equivocation, or Mental Reservation whatever...
Pàgina 37 - Sussex, who was furthest from her, and too infirm to reach her. She seemed rather bewildered at the multitude of men who were sworn, and who came, one after another, to kiss her hand ; but she did not speak to anybody, nor did she make the slightest difference in her manner, or show any in her countenance, to any individual of any rank, station, or party.