d Princess of Wales at its
opening. This ceremony took place in the Albert Hall, on the 14th of
May, 1888.

Their Royal Highnesses were accompanied by the Princesses Louise, Maud,
and Victoria of Wales, the Princess Mary of Cambridge and her daughter
the Princess Victoria, Prince Karl of Denmark, Prince George of Greece,
the Danish Minister, and many distinguished persons. They were received
by Lord Amherst, Chairman of the Committee, who presented an address, to
which--after the musical and other ceremonies, and the formal opening of
the Exhibition by the Princess of Wales--the Prince replied:--

"Lord Amherst, Ladies, and Gentlemen,--In your address you have
expressed the hope that the Exhibition will be a success. We
most sincerely hope it will be a success in every sense of the
word. The objects, as you are well aware, are, first, to pay a
compliment to us in respect of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
our wedding-day; and, secondly, to aid an institution which is
much in need of funds, and one which is most meritorious and
useful. You are anxious that money should be obtained in order
to build a new Home for Incurables. Very appropriately this
Exhibition has been connected with the institution which was the
first with which the Princess became connected when she came to
this country. I sincerely hope that the endeavours you have made
will be successful, and that the Exhibition will be instructive,
agreeable, and useful. It must be gratifying to you to see that
the King of Denmark has sent over one of his war ships, manned
by all those fine young men who are around us, and it is
gratifying to all of us, I am sure, to welcome these ladies
whose costumes lend such picturesqueness to the scene. We thank
you for your very kind reception of us, and I can only assure
you that it has given us the greatest pleasure to take part in
this very interesting ceremony, and that we wish the Exhibition
the most thorough success."

In the evening, the Duke of Cambridge presided at a special festival, in
aid of rebuilding the British Home for Incurables at Clapham, which was
held in the Conservatory of the Anglo-Danish Exhibition. There was a
numerous attendance, and the donations to the building fund amounted to
nearly L5000. This Institution, founded in 1861, provides home with
every comfort for hopelessly incurable sufferers (except the idioti