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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



cess Sophia of Gloucester .irrived 

 at the Queen's palace about lialf- 

 past seven, to accompany the lest 

 of the Royal Family to tlie Prince 

 Regent's. The Princess Char- 

 lotte of Wales descended the 

 grand stair-case, beinj^ conducted 

 by the Princess Augusta on her 

 right hand, and by Colonel Ste- 

 phenson on her left. On her ad- 

 vancing to the enti'ance-hall, her 

 Royal Highness Vv'as met by licr 

 Majesty ; and, on tlieir getting 

 into the carriage, the Queen and 

 tlie vouno- Princess sat on tlie 

 back seat. The Princesses Eliza- 

 beth and Augusta accompanied 

 them, sitting on the front seat. 

 The Princesses Mary and Sopliia of 

 Gloucester followed in another 

 royal carriage. A party of life- 

 guards formed the royal e^~cort, 

 There was every )70ssihlc degree 

 of decorum among tlie immense 

 numbers assembled in the Park ; 

 i)Ut their cheers and greetings in 

 honour of the Princess Charlotte 

 were loud and incessant. The 

 royal ladies entered Carlton -house 

 through the garden-gate, where 

 they were most affectionately re- 

 ceived by his Royal Highness the 

 Piince Regent at eight o'clock in 

 the evening. The Piince of Saxe- 

 Cobourg quitted the Duke of Cla- 

 rence's about half-jiast eight, with 

 two I'oyal carriages. In tlie tirst 

 was Lord James jMurray (lord in 

 waiting to his Serene Highness), 

 Baron Hardenbroke (his Serene 

 Highness's secretary), and Sii- Ro- 

 bert Gardiner (his Serene High- 

 ne.ss's ecpierry). In the other car- 

 riage were Prince Leopold, ac- 

 companied by Baron Just, the 

 Saxon minister at this court, and 

 Mr. Chester, the assistant Master 

 of the Ceremonies. His Serene 



Highness received abundant proofs 

 of i)iiblic regard on his way to 

 Carlton-house, in continual cheer- 

 ings and gratulations ; and when 

 he passed witliin thecolonade, the 

 band played '^God save the King." 

 A similar mark of attention was 

 paid to the Duke and Duchess of 

 York, the Dvdce of Kent, and other 

 royal personnges, on their arrival. 

 Tlie attendants at Carlton-house 

 belonging to the royal household 

 (guards, yeomen, footmen, &c.) 

 a]7peared in state costumes, and 

 the great hall was biilliantly light- 

 ed -up. With respect to the cere- 

 monial within Carlton-house, the 

 Queen iuid Royal Family, their 

 Highnesses the Duke and Duchess 

 of Orleans, and the Prince of 

 Saxe-Cobourg, were introduced 

 to the Prince Regent, on their 

 arrival, in his Royal Highness's 

 private closet. The royal ser- 

 vants, &c. lined the apartments 

 from the closet to the grand crim- 

 son saloon, where the marriage- 

 service was afterwards celebrated. 

 This saloon had been prepared 

 and fitted up for this occasion 

 with an elegant temporary altar 

 suitable to the august ceremony. 

 The altar was covered with crim- 

 son velvet. The crimson velvet 

 cushions, and the splendidly bound 

 prayer-books, &c. were brought 

 from the chapel royal, St. James's; 

 as well as the massive candle- 

 sticks, and other church plate, 

 from the military chapel at White- 

 hall. The Serjeant of the chapel 

 royal atten'ded also in his oflice of 

 \'ergei-. The Prince Regent and 

 all the Royal Family, with all his 

 particidar attendants, entered the 

 three grand rooms next to the 

 throne room Her Majesty, with 

 the female branches of the Royal 



Family, 



