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Tim Queen is off to Belgium. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Roya], and the Princess Alice, embarked at Cowes, in the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, on Monday night, and slept on board. On Tuesday morning, the yacht, accompanied by the escort of armed steamers, set out on the Eastward cruise. The Royal party put into the Downs on Tuesday night, and Prince Albert visited the Duke of Wellington at Weimer Castle. At six o'clock on Wednes- day morning, the squadron weighed anchor, in spite of the boisterous weather ; and arrived at Antwerp at half-past six in the evening.
On the same evening, the King of the Belgians entered Antwerp, went on board Queen Victoria's yacht, and dined with her Majesty. On Thursday morning, the Queen landed, and went on to Leeeken, the Palace of Xing Leopold; which she reached at eleven o'clock. On Saturday morning, the Duchess of Kent left Osborne, and re- turned to London ; whence she set out on Monday for Abergeldie. Seturday being the birthday of Prince Alfred, the band of the Eighty- eighth attended at seven o'clock in the morning, and played on the ter- race at Osborne ; repeating the performance in the afternoon.
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