DUKE OF CORNWALL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4290, 25 February 1901, Page 5

DUKE OF CORNWALL

NAMES OF HIS SUITE. VICTORIAN ARRANGEMENTS. LONDON, February 22. The suite of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in their forthcoming' tour will include Lady Mary Lygon” Lady Katharine Gray Coke, Mrs Derek Keppel, Priuco Alexander of Teck, Commander Boyau Godfrey Faussett, E.N., Viscount Crichton, the Duke of Roxburghe. Dr Manley (surgeon apothecary of the Duke of Cornwall's households), Chevalier 'Do Martino (marine, painter to the late Queen Victoria), Major the Hon Derek Keppel, Lieut. Sir Charles Gust—the last two as equerries—and Mr John Anderson, C.M.G., of the Colonial Office, who will be his Royal Highness’s private secretary in official matters. _ The Duke and Duchess will land in Newfoundland on October 21st, and slay in the island three days. SYDNEY, February 23. Lord Hopetouu has sanctioned the programme for the stay of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall in Melbourne.

The chief events are landing at St. Silda and the procession through the streets on May 6th; the opening of ttie Commonwealth Parliament on the 9th; a military review on the 10th; a visit to Ballarat, where his Royal Highness will lay the foundation of the monument to the soldiers who have fallen in South Africa, on the 13th; and a shooting expedition up-country on the 16th. The intervening days will be devoted to various social and public functions. All the Invitations to the celebrations are being forwarded by Mr Barton, as Federal Premier, on behalf of the Victorian Government.

(Received February 24, 5.23 p.xn.) LONDON, February 23. Mr John Anderson, C.M.G., who is to accompany the' Duke .uqi Duchess of Cornwall, has been made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

Lady Mary Lygon, who is one of Lie Ladies-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Cornwall, is a sister of Earl Beauchamp, and accompanied her brother during his Governorship ef New South Wales. Lady Katherine Grey Coke is another of the Ladies-in-Waiting. Prince Alexander of deck is a brother of the Duchess of York. Ho is a captain in the 7th Hussars, and served in the present war. Viscount Crichton is a captain in the Royal Horse Guards, and has t.oon acting as aide-de-camp to Major Brocklchurst.

The Duke of Roxburghe served in the present war with the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment. Dr Manby is Surgeon Apothecary to the Duke of York. The Comraendatc.ro d® Martino was Marino Painter-in-Ordinary to the late Queien, and was formerly painter to Dom Pedro 11. of Brazil His best known work is a series of four pointings of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Major tho Hon. W. G. Derek K.cppol, Equery-in-Waiting to ithe Duke of York, is a son of the Earl of Alleomarkc and a major in the 12th Middlesex Civil Service Rifles.

Lieutenant Sir Charles L. Oust, R.N., is naval equerry to tho Duka. Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G., was attached to tho staff for the Behring Sea arbitration in London and Paris, 1892-93, and was in 1897 secretary to the Conference of Colonial Premiers with Mr Chamberlain.