THE QUEEN AT THE TROSSACHS.
On Sept. 4, the Queen and the Princesses Louise and Beatrice, accompanied by Lady Churchill and Colonel Ponsonby, visited Loch Lomond. The Royal party left Invertrossachs about nine o'clock in the morning, and, after a short and pleasant drive, reached Loch Katrine. Here a special steamer was in waiting to convey her Majesty to Stronachlachar, near the other end of the lake, Arrived at this Highland hamlet, the Royal party again entered carriages, and proceeded to Inversnaid, on the east shore of Loch Lomond, .and about five miles from its northern extremity. The Queen and the Princesses, with their attendants, at once went on board the Prince Consort, an elegant saloon "steamer which had been chartered. for the occasion. The Royal party sailed- down the east side of Loch Lomond, ; in the direction of Balloch, as far as Inch Murrin, the most distant of a group of charming islets which lend great beauty to the lake. Turning at this point, the steamer proceeded up to the head of Loch Lomond, this time keeping close to the western shore, and afterwards steamed again for Inversnaid, whence her Majesty and the Princesses returned to Invertrossachs by the same route which had been followed in the morning. The weather in the morning was dull, and rather unpromising, but as the day wore on the sun broke forth, and, although the haze never altogether cleared away from the hill-tops, the sublime scenery of the lake was seen to considerable advantage. The Queen took the most lively interest in the scenery, and during a considerable portion of the sail her Majesty and the Princess Louise were engaged in making sketches. Before leaving the Prince Consort, her Majesty expressed to the directors of the steamboat company her thanks for the attention which had been shown to her. At the various landing stages small knots of spectators had congregated, but, as it wa3 evident that the Royal party were desirous of prhacy and quiet, anything like demonstrative welcome was avoided. On September 6 her Majesty and their Royal Highr. eases the Princesses Louise and Beatrice, attended by Lady Churchill and Colonel H. F. Ponsonby, paid a visit to Lochearnhead. :
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Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 595, 9 November 1869, Page 4
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367THE QUEEN AT THE TROSSACHS. Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 595, 9 November 1869, Page 4
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