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Tits Court records are almost barren this week ; for nothing that can be called an incident has occurred at the Castle, except that on Christ- mas-day the dinner was grander than usual, and was called a "ban- quet" Weather permitting, the Queen and Prince Albert have taken out- door exercise. The Prince went out shooting in the preserves on Tues- day and Friday ; on Wednesday he sported with the harriers ; and the Queen drove over to Langley Green to witness the meet. The Queen and Prince Albert came to town yesterday morning, by the Great Western Railway, and inspected the improvements at Buck- ingham Palace ; returning to Windsor by dinner-time. The Duke of Wellington arrived on a visit at the Castle on Tuesday, and staid till Thursday. Other visitors have been, Lady Rivers, Sir Henry Wheatley, and Lord Bloomfield. The Duke of Cambridge, who has spent the week partly at Kew, partly in town, visited the Dutchess of Gloucester on Saturday, Thurs- day, and yesterday. On Thursday evening, be dined with the Earl of Mornington ; and afterwards went to Drury Lane Theatre.
The Queen has received a present of two beautiful Arab wolf-dogs Latin the Duke of Aumale.
On Christmas-day, her Majesty and Prince Albert paid an unex- pected visit to the kitchen of Windsor Castle, attended by Major- General Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie, and inspected the cheer for the Royal table ; which, it is said, they " greatly admired."
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