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Title: Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888

Author: Edward VII

Editor: James Macaulay

Release Date: June 17, 2010 [EBook #32848]

Language: English

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SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES

OF

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES:

1863-1888.

[Illustration: Albert Edward P.]

SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES

OF

H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES:

1863-1888.

EDITED BY

JAMES MACAULAY, A.M., M.D. EDIN.,

AUTHOR OF "VICTORIA R.I., HER LIFE AND REIGN."

_WITH A PORTRAIT._

LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1889.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

To the Memory of

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

T H E P R I N C E C O N S O R T,

THE "NOBLE FATHER OF OUR KINGS TO BE,"

ALBERT THE WISE AND GOOD.

PREFACE.

The year 1888, that of the Silver Wedding of the Prince and Princess of
Wales, is also the 25th anniversary of the year when the Prince first
began to appear in public life. It is, therefore, a fit time to present
some record of events in which His Royal Highness has taken part