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THE Royal Family returned from Windsor to Buckingham Palace on Saturday. The Queen held a Court on Wednesday. Mr. Edward Strad had an audience of her Majesty, and resigned the seals of his office as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster : Earl Granville had an audience, and was sworn in Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
On Wednesday, her Majesty gave a state ball at Buckingham Palace. In the ornamentation of the Palace, the chronicler of the Court remarks the profusion and beauty of the flowers which met the eye in every di- rection, the brilliancy of the lights, and the display of plate. "The Queen wore a dress of green tulle, over green silk, trimmed with flowers of sgored green gauze ribaud and white blonde, and damask roses with green leaves, ornamented with diamonds. Her Majesty's head-dress was formed of a wreath of damask roses and green leaves, ornamented with diamonds." Her Majesty opened the ball with the King of Portugal ; prince Albert and the Princess Mary of Cambridge forming the opposite couple.
Accompanied by the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, the Queen and Prince Albert went to the French Opera at St. James's on Monday, and to the Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden on Thursday. Her Majesty took the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal to St. James's Theatre on Wednesday.
The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto continue their sight- seeing. On Saturday they visited the University of Oxford ; on Tues- day, the Crystal Palace ; on Wednesday, Woolwich Arsenal ; on Thurs- day, Portsmouth ; on Friday, the British Museum and Westminster Abbey.
The Duchess of Gloucester appears to have recovered her health suffi- ciently to take open air exercise ; she drove out on Tuesday. Yesterday the Duchess received a visit from the Queen.
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