Royal Link With The Past: The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

a j to to morrow. ROYAL LINK WITH THE PAST. THE DOWAGER GRAND 'DUCHESS OP MUCKLENBUHG-STRELITZ. A telegram from Neu Strelitz rt'a Amsterdam announces the death of the' Dowager Grand Duchess. Augusta Caroline of Mecklenborg- StreliU Princess of -Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover at Neu Strelitz. She was the grandmother of the reigning Grand Puke. A grand-daughter of George III. and rirter'of the Duke of Cambridge and of Queen Mary's mother the late Duchess of Tech the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. who had attained the age b 93 was a great lady of a pact era. I'rincew Augusta of Cambridge wa born in 1822. and was therefore a girl of 1 i when Queen Victoria came to the Throne. At the age of 0 .he married at Buckingham Palace her first cousin the Grand Duke of Mccklenburg-StreliU. who died in 190-1. After her marriage Strelits was her home but. English she maintained throughout her life her English interests and aflec- tiopg. During the lifetime of her mother the first Duchess of Cambridge who died in 1850 she frequently visited the apartment in Kensington Palace assigned to her.by Queen Victoria and afterwards took a house in Buckingham-gate where she spent some time every year until to her great regret advancing yean prohibited the long journey from Strelitx. On her 90th birthday in 19l2.ber English friends Joined together and cent her a present which caused her the keenest pleasure but she was even more deeply touched by the receipt of a congratulatory telegram sent by the Lord Mayor on behalf of hbnaelf and the citizens of London. The Queen and Princ B Mary visited the Dowager Grand Duchess at Net Strehtx in August. 1811 a month after her Royal Highness' I BOth birthday. In May of the following year both the King and Queen visited her Royal HighneiB. The loss of all the English friends of her own generation did not prevent her from keeping up a cheerful and contented correspondence and she was an admirable letter-writer with a large circle of English acquaint ances until the coming of. the war made not only meetings but unrestricted letters impoerible. The Grand Duchess had many characteristics of the great ladies of her era keen interest and strongly conservative views in politics both English and German shrewdness in reading character quick ness in forming judgments frankness in expressing them and tenacity in maintaining them loyalty to friends whether great or humble. A marted gift was her extraordinarily retentive memory. She was often consulted on matters of etiquette and partlcu- i lariy at the time of the Coronation of King Edward when she was able to supply many details of Queen Victoria's Coronation of which no record had been kept. She was held in great veneration and affection by the Royal Family of England and to no one will her loss bring greater grief than to Queen Mary whom the Grand Duchess held in the fondest regard. I I I t. I I mor. LIK PAT. 'DUCHES M CKLENBYHGTRELITZ teleg Stt Atr. anoun to te" Dwar Gr Dcbe Augt Caline Meebu- Stlt Prin 'rt Brit a Irl ad lao\t'r. Strlit w gndother f reigng puk. gand-aughter Gel II. 1 "of t Cambrdg Q Ma' mther. Dchl Teck Dch McU - burSflii atWn t al or 0:1. W' gat ofa pu erA l"nt Aut bridJ wa brn 1 wa the"or r 1 \ben QUEl \1eora Tron 1 :0 mare Duckm/hanl Pa. hr f coWlin t Grant di Afe hr mA&e Sttlta h EJlish-br hr Engwh Intr an ae tltI Drinr t lfee motb. f D I ho die 110. le fut I \iteod ap&ent Kenn n P a Age bE'r" by Qu \lcLria atn tk hous uckijham.jtate. "h tnt II tme yar untl hr gat re t advancr r prohlbit jou y ftlit O oOh biray 101. r Englh frie jinf'd to ther ft plt. whh uu hr t kenl pleure bit at 1u e dely I touch pt connatllaorr ulea Int Lor ha hlU ad t ciUzns QUf ad Pn 'wte Dwalr Dche' Nf 8lt Aur 101. aftr Roy' IU bihday. ay foUowng ar e Knland QUf .it Ryall T I Elllih frend hr gnrti di t p \'fnt kepins ctrul c.nteonW cofnde wa airabl l ter-.rltI"'ith lu crcl EngUh uat. ane o. t 'ar me Dt. ony mftinJ unrc fpble I Ducht ha ch&rit I ra ladi hE'rera-kE i snglr "e 1W politic Enzlh ad Genan .hrewl ch& r quik- I ne fonlng judgent fra exlnr I Ulem 'naty maintainig tm loalty I fd wbthE gt rft 1 het f ntlve m morr Sh ofn oonsle eqUte paeu- i lary t Coronaon Kn Ewar I wbn Ihe al maydetail Qe I Vicoria's Coronaton frd ha kpt gat ertioD ad a.on I Ral On 'fril bel lo brl gater jff Qt la. \hom Duch il th. ra I I I I I I S aa bf wu 1.3 be cousin.the d as Kingand letter-writer--with keen I ma ed , , . ¬ ¬ , , ¬ - , - , . . ' - . , ' , ' . - , - , . . - - . ' , ' , , - - . ( , . ' ¬ . . , , , - . - . ; . - , - . * , , , . ; - , , , , . , . * , ( : ' ' . ' ] . , ' * . ' . - ¬ , . . , ; ; ¬ , , ; , . . , - , ' . ; , . . ' ' , . , ' - - ' ( ' \ ' . - " . : ' . . " ; : : " \ \ ' : . / , ) & . " . ' \ & ' \ , " & & ' \ ! _ ' ) " , ' ' ' , . ) ! , . < \ ' . . . " ' " ' . . & ' \ " . . & , _ ' ' , " ' . . , . . , \ " . < ! ! ' < \ . - . , . . - . . . , - , ' * , . . , . - - - . . . -