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dinner, and whenever it was possible, he always liked to have one of his | dinner, and whenever it was possible, he always liked to have one of his | ||
five daughters to go round with him | five daughters to go round with him | ||
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After the King's death, and when her daughters were older, Lady | After the King's death, and when her daughters were older, Lady | ||
Frederick took them to Dresden, Prague, and afterwards to Italy, | Frederick took them to Dresden, Prague, and afterwards to Italy, | ||
| − | but owing to Lord Frederick's horror of Catholicism Rome was carefully | + | but owing to Lord Frederick's horror of Catholicism, Rome was carefully |
avoided; firmly implanted in his mind was the conviction, that | avoided; firmly implanted in his mind was the conviction, that | ||
once in Rome, one of his "girlies" as he [[addition]] used to [[/addition]] call [[deletion]] ed [[/deletion]] his step-daughters, | once in Rome, one of his "girlies" as he [[addition]] used to [[/addition]] call [[deletion]] ed [[/deletion]] his step-daughters, | ||
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In August 1855, both Lady Augusta's daughters were married on | In August 1855, both Lady Augusta's daughters were married on | ||
| − | the same day, Adelaide, the elder one, marrying ^ [[addition]] | + | the same day, Adelaide, the elder one, marrying ^ [[addition]] her cousin [[/addition]] Lord Munster, Millicent |
her younger sister, marrying James Hay Wemys of Wemyss Castle. | her younger sister, marrying James Hay Wemys of Wemyss Castle. | ||
Lady Frederick Gordon died in 1865, Lord Frederick Gordon in in 1878. | Lady Frederick Gordon died in 1865, Lord Frederick Gordon in in 1878. | ||
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At the close of the 1914-18 War, Mr Wemyss's second son, Rear-Admiral | At the close of the 1914-18 War, Mr Wemyss's second son, Rear-Admiral | ||
Lord Wester Wemyss, signed the Peace Treaty at Compiegne on | Lord Wester Wemyss, signed the Peace Treaty at Compiegne on | ||
behalf of the British Navy. | behalf of the British Navy. | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 4 March 2019
In Lady Munster's memoirs she speaks repeated of Queen Adelaide's unfailing kindness, and the wonderful Christmas parties that she used to plan at the Pavilion. When in residence there, it was the King's custom to have a list of the visitors at the two principal hotels, sent to him deletion regularly /deletion addition daily /addition; in this way he was able to arrange that any one he might wish to see, should be sent a command to dine. When these dinner parties took place the King deletion always /deletion made the round of his guests before dinner, and whenever it was possible, he always liked to have one of his five daughters to go round with him
After the King's death, and when her daughters were older, Lady Frederick took them to Dresden, Prague, and afterwards to Italy, but owing to Lord Frederick's horror of Catholicism, Rome was carefully avoided; firmly implanted in his mind was the conviction, that once in Rome, one of his "girlies" as he addition used to /addition call deletion ed /deletion his step-daughters, would either become a nun, a sister-of-mercy, or the wife of an Italian!
In August 1855, both Lady Augusta's daughters were married on the same day, Adelaide, the elder one, marrying ^ addition her cousin /addition Lord Munster, Millicent her younger sister, marrying James Hay Wemys of Wemyss Castle. Lady Frederick Gordon died in 1865, Lord Frederick Gordon in in 1878.
At the close of the 1914-18 War, Mr Wemyss's second son, Rear-Admiral Lord Wester Wemyss, signed the Peace Treaty at Compiegne on behalf of the British Navy.
