Footnote 98: Afterwards King George V. of Hanover. He married Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, 18th February 1843.
Footnote 99: Princess Augusta of Cambridge. See p. [434.]
Queen Victoria to the King of the Belgians.
LORD MELBOURNE'S ILLNESS
1st November 1842.
... Many thanks for your most kind and amiable letter of the 28th, which I received yesterday. The prospect of the possibility of dearest Louise's spending some time with us quite enchants us, and I hope and trust that you will carry your plan into execution. Our plans, which we only settled last night, are as follows:—the scarlet fever is on the decrease at Brighton, but not sufficiently so to justify our going there immediately; so we therefore intend going to Walmer with the children, but a very reduced suite (as the house is considerably smaller than Claremont), on the 10th, and to stay there till the 22nd inst., when we shall go to Brighton and remain there till the 13th of December. Now if dearest Louise would meet us there then, and perhaps come back with us here for a little while then? Windsor is beautiful in December.
The news of Lord Melbourne, I am thankful to say, are excellent, and he improves rapidly under Dr Holland's care, but his first seizure was very alarming.100 I shall not fail to convey your kind message to this worthy friend of ours.
I am so pleased at your account of Nemours and poor Hélène. Tatane101 is not your favourite, is he?
Lord Douglas's102 marriage with Princess M. of Baden is settled; I shall of course treat her as a Princess of Baden—I can't do otherwise (it is like Aunt Sophie,103 and Princess M. of Würtemberg who married Count Neipperg104)—and him as Lord Douglas, which won't please him.