The Prince of Wales.
EDWARD THE SEVENTH
Next to her Majesty the Que?n in the estimation of all British subjects corno their Koyai Highnesses, the Princo and Princess of Wales, tho heits apparen!; to the British Throne. Ever popul t and ever weloms, they have been continually in tho mi.l4 of the British public, each assiduous in the discharge of public duties, find each striding heartily to enhance the welfare of th« people over whom th»y are now to reign.
Tho Pdaoo of 'Wales ■vrs? born at Buckingham Palace on November 9, IS 11. Hi 3 pr«liminar education was imparted by tuto. under the earcfu! supervision of hi. father, the usual sollsgs courst. following. His order*, degrees ami regimental command:* aro so numerous that it is iimpossible to enumerate thorn, but his Royal Highness held rank as personal aide-de-camp to tho Queen and he is a Field-Marshal of tho forces.
. On March 10, 1803, cue Prince of Wales was married to her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra, i.ld'esfc daughter of King iX, of | Denmark. Six children have been born to tho Prince ayd Princess, the eldest of whom, the Duke of Clarence, died suddenly in 1692, at the age of twenty-sight, to the grief of the entire nation, just before the celebration of the marriage which bad been arranged for him with the Princess May, only daughter of the Duke of Teck and his very popular Duchess Princess Mary of Cambridge. The second son Prince Georgo Duke of York, who is very popular with too nation as an efficient officer of the 1-Joyal Navy, was born in 1835, and was married on July G, 1H93, to his brother 1 a betrothed, Princess May of Teck. They have had four children, tho eldest, Edward, born on June 23, 1891, being our future king. Tho other issue of the Duke of York's marriage aro Prince Albert, born December l-i, 1895, and Princes* Victoria Alexandra, born April 25, 1897. The Duke of York's youngest son was born on March 31, 1900. i P>oth the Royal Princess, the Duko of Ciarence and the Duke of York visited Australia as midshipmen of ll.yi.tf. F>acchante in 18G0, and met with loyal and enthusiastic j receptions.
It bad be->n arrnrs:-e4 that the Duke of York should pay another vimt to the \ tistra-Kiian Colonies in Juno, hut the C>.'--<.:)i of tlio Queen will in ali destroy all possibility of the lViiioieufc of fcho promise.
Of the oihor chlhlrsn of fcho Prince and Prince of Wales, the youngest son, Alexander, died the day at [.or his birth in April, 1891. Oi* the; daughters, the eldest, Princess Louise, who is thirty-three yours of waa married to the Duke of Fife iu 1889, and has bad two children. The second daughter Victoria, horn in 1803, is still an inmate of the home circle, and the vonngost, PriuuHao .Maud, born in 1859, was married ou July 22, IS9G, to her cousin, i'tinoo Carl, the Crown Prince of Denmark.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 101, 26 January 1901, Page 3
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495The Prince of Wales. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 101, 26 January 1901, Page 3
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