e is one circumstance which must be considered and settled,
and which the Queen omitted to mention to Sir Robert Peel when she saw
him. The chief, indeed the _only_, object of having these Levees, is
to save the Queen the _extreme fatigue_ of the _Presentations_
which would come in such a _mass_ together when the Queen _held them
herself_; the Prince naturally holds the _Levees for_ the Queen, and
_represents her_; could not therefore everybody who was presented
to him be made to understand that this would be tantamount to a
presentation to the Queen herself? There might perhaps be an objection
on the part of people presented to kneel and kiss the Prince's hand.
But this could be obviated by merely having the people named to the
Prince. The inconvenience would be _so great_ if nobody at all could
be presented till late in the season, that something must be devised
to get over this difficulty.

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_Sir Robert Peel to Queen Victoria._

DOWNING STREET, _18th March 1843._

Sir Robert Peel presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and begs
leave to submit to your Majesty that should your Majesty determine
that the Prince should hold Levees on behalf of your Majesty, the best
course will be to announce the intention from the Lord Chamberlain's
Office in terms to the following purport:

"His Royal Highness Prince Albert will, by Her Majesty's
command, hold a Levee on behalf of Her Majesty on ----

"It is Her Majesty's pleasure that presentations to the Prince
at this Levee shall be considered equivalent to presentations
to the Queen.

"Addresses to Her Majesty may be presented to Her Majesty
through the Secretary of State, or may be reserved until Her
Majesty can hold a Levee in person."

Sir Robert Peel humbly submits to your Majesty that it would not
be advisable to _prohibit_ by notice in the _Gazette_ subsequent
presentations to your Majesty. It will probably answer every purpose
to state that they shall be considered _equivalent_, and when your
Majesty shall hold a Levee it may be then notified at the time that
second presentations are not necessary.

When the Prince shall hold the Levee, it may be made known at the
time, without any formal public notification, that kneeling and the
kissing of hands will not be required.

Sir Robert Peel hopes that the effect of holding these Levees may be
materially to relieve your Majesty, but it is of course diffi