The Queen presented the Victoria Cross to several officers and
men in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle on Wednesday. Her Majesty was at- • tended by the Duke of Cambridge and a brilliant staff; and a body of troops was under arms. After the ceremony, the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and the Duke of Cam- bridge, walked in the grounds of the Castle. The Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the Prince of Leiningen, have been out shooting. The Queen and the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Alice, dined on the 30th with the Duchess of Kent.
The annual distribution of food and clothing to the poor of Windsor and Clewer took place on Monday in the presence of the Queen and Royal Family.
The list of guests at Windsor Castle included the names of the Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, and the Earl and Countess of Shelburne.
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