The Archive · 1901

THE COURT AND THE SCASE

The King is at Cronberg, whether he has gone to visit his sister-the Empress Frederic, but he is to leave for England to-morrow. There is now no longer any concealment of the fact that the Empress's indy is of the gravest character. The Denion tues, of Cornwall are in and Due f Cor

their great Australian xx have already bei inglam Palace with a view to render-\Quern; and there is no doubt that the in itn fit residence for the King and

Court will in future spend a great Jeal of its time in London, Buckinzham Palace, extensive ax one would imagine it to be from the facade which it presents to the Mall, is not rally a very commodious royal residence, and it is understood that the al-rerations will include very considerable additions. There is every sign that the King ntenda to make his Court a brilliant one as relief from the long period of semi-retirement which marked the latter part of the Queen's reign. That this will necessitate Aconsiderable increase in the Privy Purse is certain; not although this will doubtless arouse fierce opposition among the readers Reyavlds's Newspaper," the general teeling throughout the country seems to be that the wealthiest of nations cap afford to De more generous than it has been to its sovereign, seeing how small the provision for the Royal Family is in this country compared with thst male by other great monaiehies and empires.

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