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Tan Queen held a Court, at Buckingham Palace, on Wednesday after- noon. Count Buol Schauenstein, the Austrian Minister, had an audience "to take leave of her Majesty on a temporary absence." Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg landed at Southampton on Saturday night, and arrived at Buckingham Palace on Sunday afternoon. Prince Leopold visited the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Cambridge, and the Duke d'Aquila, on Tuesday ; and went to Claremont for a visit to "the Countess de Neuilly and the French Royal Family," on Thursday. He has also made a trip to Woolwich arsenal, along with Prince Albert.
The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited the Queen, at Buckingham Palace, on Saturday. Her Majesty visited her aunt, the Duchess of Gloucester, on Tuesday. The Queen gave dinner-parties on Tuesday and Thursday : Prince Leo- pold, the Duke of Cambridge, Count d'Aquila, several of the Foreign Mi- nisters, the Earl and Countess of Derby, and the Earl and Countess of Malmesbury, were among the guests. The Queen and Prince Albert were at the Royal Italian Opera on Sa- turday evening. The Royal Family went down to Windsor on Wednesday, to make some little stay there. It is understood to be the Queen's intention that a state ball shall take place on Wednesday the 5th of May, and a concert on Monday the 10th.
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