One hundred years ago
IN THE drawing-room at the White Lodge, Richmond, on Monday, the Royal baby was christened Edward, Albert, Christian, George, Andrew, Patrick, David. That is, he was given the name of Edward and the names of his two paternal great-grandfathers, plus the names of the patron-saints of the four divisions of the United Kingdom, — not a bad selection on the whole. We presume that Edward is intended to be the operative appellation. A nurse car- ried the boy into the room and handed him to lady Eva Greville, who handed him to the Queen, who after holding him for a minute, gave him to the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, who baptised him with water from the Jordan. The Queen was, it is stated, particularly pleased with the reception she met with at Rich- mond. Probably that is common form, but undoubtedly the birth of the Duchess of York's baby is an event which has seemed specially pleasant and satisfactory to the whole nation.
The Spectator 21 July 1894
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