CHAPTER III.
Royal Tour of British America and the United States 47

CHAPTER IV.
The Royal Marriage 69

CHAPTER V.
Early Home Life and Public Duties 79

CHAPTER VI.
Travels in the East 99

CHAPTER VII.
Serious Illness of the Prince 117

CHAPTER VIII.
The Prince of Wales in India 131

CHAPTER IX.
Thirty Years of Public Work 162

CHAPTER X.
Special Functions and Interests 181

CHAPTER XI.
The Prince and His Family 191

CHAPTER XII.
The Prince as a Social Leader 203

CHAPTER XIII.
The Prince as a Sportsman 211

CHAPTER XIV.
Habits and Character of the Prince 218

CHAPTER XV.
The Prince as an Empire Statesman 234

CHAPTER XVI.
The Prince as Heir Apparent 248

CHAPTER XVII.
Accession to the Throne 268

CHAPTER XVIII.
The First Year of the New Reign 286

CHAPTER XIX.
Empire Tour of the New Heir to the Throne 305

CHAPTER XX.
The King and the South African War 351

CHAPTER XXI.
Preparations for the Coronation 368

CHAPTER XXII.
Serious Illness of the King 380

CHAPTER XXIII.
The Coronation 391

CHAPTER XXIV.
The Reign of King Edward 420

CHAPTER XXV.
The King as a Diplomatist and Peace-maker 432

CHAPTER XXVI.
The Death of King Edward 440

CHAPTER XXVII.
The Solemn Funeral of the King 451

CHAPTER XXVIII.
The New King and His Imperial Responsibilities 461

[Illustration]

[Illustration: THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA
At the time of her marriage]

[Illustration: KING EDWARD AS PRINCE OF WALES IN 1879]

[Illustration: MARRIAGE OF EDWARD AND ALEXANDRA, THEN PRINCE AND
PRINCESS OF WALES, 1863
From a painting at Windsor by W. P. Firth R.A.]

CHAPTER I.

The Crown and the Empire

The great development of a political n