... seventy years ago and was always very proud of the fact that he had been apprenticed as gardener in the service of the late Queen Victoria, who had once shaken hands with him. For many years he resided in the Whithorn district, latterly at 34 Isle Street. He ...

... William Caig. The Neuk, Cairnryan. Stranraer. has also written me regarding the reference to traditional souvenirs and Queen Victoria. Mr Caig says he has often assisted in and around the Vale-of-Fleet collecting and loading a waggon of pure bred Galloways ...

... correspondent tells me that the wall from Dashwood Square to the Infant School was built the year of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria and the Tablet at The Square gives the date. The road then became known as Jubilee Road and my correspondent thinks that ...

... Mrs Porter, who hope to visit friends and relatives of their parents. WET REVIEW” VETERANS Veterans who paraded before Queen Victoria at the Edinburgh Wet Review of 1881 hope to be able to be on parade again in June this year—before her great granddaughter ...

... the Throne at this time exceeds in interest even the historic incident of the call to Queen Victoria as a child, in the midnight hours, for a like duty. The new Queen has already shown by example that she will maintain with popularity and dignity, the ...

... brings some of Canada’s best dancers to the Festival for the first time, and the major drama event is ‘‘An Evening with Queen Victoria’ featuring Prunella Scales — probably best known as Sybil Fawlty. Other drama will include visits by Theatre Alba with ...

... piano the audience rose- and sann ' Odd Save The Queen with much fervour. Mr M'CuUoch next (Cave the toast of Bis Royal Highness Prince. Charles. Queen Elizabeth. The Queen Mother. Queen Mary. The Queen Grandmother and the other members of ...

... the lovely old antiques still treasured in Wigtownshire. beautiful china in blue and gold, a doll (modelling the young Queen Victoria) bought at the 1851 Exhibition, a lawn christening robe finely embroidered, snow-white still though 102 years old. Early ...

... Nmlon Elliot, who conducted the services, spoke of the deeply religious character and leadership of three recent Monarchs Queen Victoria, King George V and King George VI. their wise counsel and spiritual influence on their people and age, both in war and ...

... and the rugged and impressive causeway would stand on its own merits. Dipping back into history, Mr Ancram recalled that Queen Victoria once asked the great literary figure Thomas Carlyle what was the finest road in the United Kingdom. “‘He replied: ‘The ...

... family man was never overshadowed, and s emphasised, when at the committal. the Queen sprinkled on her father's coffin earth that had been brought from Frogmore. where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert rest. Question Of Joint Appointment The meeting also gave ...

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