[Footnote 44:] Prince Albert, who became King in 1873.
[Footnote 45:] Brother of King Maximilian II.
[Footnote 46:] Son of the Elector Frederick William I.
[Footnote 47:] Brother of the reigning Grand Duke.
[Footnote 48:] Uncle of the King of Holland.
The Earl of Clarendon to Queen Victoria.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL
Königsberg, 19th October 1861.
Lord Clarendon presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and humbly hopes that your Majesty will not be displeased at his not having written sooner, but every moment has been occupied by fêtes and ceremonies here, and the visits to Royal Personages, who are in great numbers, and Lord Clarendon also wished to delay sending off the messenger until the Coronation was over.
That most interesting and imposing ceremony took place yesterday, and with the most complete and unalloyed success; everything was conducted with the most perfect order; the service not too long, the vocal music enchanting, but the great feature of the ceremony was the manner in which the Princess Royal did homage to the King. Lord Clarendon is at a loss for words to describe to your Majesty the exquisite grace and the intense emotion with which Her Royal Highness gave effect to her feelings on the occasion. Many an older as well as younger man than Lord Clarendon, who had not his interest in the Princess Royal, were quite as unable as himself to repress their emotion at that which was so touching, because so unaffected and sincere....