Social Victorians/1884-07-25 Garden Party
Logistics
[edit | edit source]- 1884 July 25, Friday
- Garden at Marlborough House
- Hosted by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales
Who Was Present
[edit | edit source]- Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
- Alexandra, Princess of Wales
- The King of Sweden and Norway
- the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Germany, with the Princesses Victoria, Sophie, and Margaret of Prussia
- the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Alfred (Affie), the Duke of Edinburgh
- the Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and the Princesses Victoria and Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
- the Princess Louise (Marchioness of Lorne) and the Marquess of Lorne
- the Duke of Cambridge
- Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar and the Countess Dornberg
- Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar
- Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg
Present as an Attendant
[edit | edit source]In attendance on the King of Sweden and Norway:
- M. Ove Gude
- M. Axel Lilliehook
In attendance on the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Germany:
- Mademoiselle von Gerstorff
- Mademoiselle de Perpigna
- Count von Seckendorff
- M. de Nyvenheim
In attendance on the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz:
- Baron von Both
- Major Winsloe
In attendance on Alfred (Affie), the Duke of Edinburgh:
- Lieutenant Charles T. Gimlette, R.N.
In attendance on the Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg:
- Miss Loch
- Lieutenant Colonel George Grant Gordon
In attendance on the Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne:
- Lady Sophia Macnamara
- Major Arthur Collins
In attendance on the Duke of Cambridge:
- Colonel R. Hale
People Invited
[edit | edit source]<quote>A large number of ladies and gentlemen had the honour of being invited, but some among them were unavoidably prevented from attending.</quote> (GPaMH)
Entertainment
[edit | edit source]As reported on Saturday in the London Standard, Bertie and Alex hosted a Garden Party at Marlborough House: <quote>The band of the 2d Life Guards, under the direction of Mr. W. Winterbottom; the band of the 10th Royal Hussars, under the direction of Mr. B. Green; and the Chinese musicians, played in the garden during the afternoon</quote> (GPaMH).
Questions and Notes
[edit | edit source]- Mostly the people reported as present were family and their attendants, but this was a garden party at Marlborough House, and so was probably enormous.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- GPaMH "Garden Party at Marlborough House." London Standard 26 July 1884, Saturday: 5 [of 8], Col. 8B. The British Newspaper Archive. http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18840726/056/0005