Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, later Frederick III, German Emperor (1831–88): sails for Potsdam with his bride, 19; and Alexandra, 42; and P of W, 44, 48, 64; reasons for temporary withdrawal from court, 59; P of W on, 84; silver wedding celebrations, 148; and Alexander of Battenberg, 265; his nature, 266; death, 266
Frederick, Crown Princess, later German Empress (1840–1901): health, 3; childhood, 5; intelligence, 4–5, 19; appearance, 5; Albert and, 7; and P of W, 6, 11, 19; QV and education of, 6; leaves for Potsdam, 19; as Crown Princess, seeks a bride for P of W, 40; on Alexandra, 41; father writes to, 42; and meeting of P of W and Alexandra, 43–44; defends P of W, 44, 48; on P of W, 44; reasons for temporary withdrawal from court, 59; at P of W’s wedding, 63; on P and Pss of W, 65; P of W and, 84, 86; and Pss of W, 91, 92; P and Pss of W stay with, 103; silver wedding celebrations, 148; and her daughter’s proposed marriage, 266; death, as Empress, 271
Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 77, 148
Frederick VII, King of Denmark (1808–63), 41
Frederick William, Prince of Prussia, see Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia
Freemasonry, 103, 197
Frere, Lady, 135
Frere, Sir (Henry) Bartle (1815–84):
and the Indian tour, 130, 131, 132, 137; and P of W’s stamina, 137; and Wolseley, 145
Frewen, Moreton (1853–1924), 155
Frith, William Powell (1819–1909), 65
Frogmore: QV mourns her mother at, 45; QV visits mausoleum at, 63, 65;
P of W’s contribution to mausoleum, 67; Humbert and, 70; Prince Eddy born at, 82; QV’s funeral service at, 153
Froude, James Anthony (1818–94), 117
Galliffet, Gaston-Alexandre, Marquis de (1830–1909), 243
Gambetta, Léon Michel (1838–82), 257
Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807–82), 60, 78–79
George, Prince, later King George V (1865–1936): birth, 86; in Britannia, 182–83; nature, 182; a naval career for, 182; has typhoid, 187; to marry Princess May, 188; relationship with KE, 218–19; Duke of York, 219; and funeral of Alexander III, 262; after KE’s operation, 282; writes to QA about his father’s health, 294; arrangements for QA’s homecoming, 295; and his dying father, 295; on death of KE, 297
George III, King (1738–1820), 7, 10, 40, 68
George IV, King (1762–1830), 7, 8, 67
George I, King of Greece (1845–1913), 87, 114, 243
George V, King of Hanover (d 1878), 84, 265
Germany: Pss of W’s attitude to Prussia, 90–92, 111, 147–48; QA’s hatred of, 218; P of W and Austro-Prussian War, 265; P of W and Franco-Prussian War, 265; P of W in Berlin, 269; Anglo German relations, 265, 267, 269, 270, 271–72, 274, 275, 277, 278; Franco German relations, 274; and Morocco Conference, 274
Gibbs, Frederick Waymouth: history, 11–12; QV and, 11, 15, 21; on P of W, 11, 12, 15; and education of P of W, 13, 14, 20; failure, 21; on a walking tour, 22
Gibson, John (1790–1866), 26–27
Gladstone, Catherine, 70, 179, 229
Gladstone, William Ewart (1809–98), 102; disapproves of the young P of W, 22; QV on, 48; at Sandringham, 70–71;
on public opinion and the monarchy, 109; ‘from bad to worse’, 112; and thanksgiving celebrations for P of W’s recovery, 115, 116; suggests suitable employment for P of W, 122, 123; strained relations with QV, 123; on P of W, 124, 149–50; encourages P of W to read, 127; P of W recommends as PM, 146; and P of W, 149–50, 152, 163, 179; and Lillie Langtry, 157; golden wedding present, 229
Gladstone, William Henry, 22
Glyn, Elinor (1864–1943), 168–69
Goelet, Mrs Ogden, 246
Goldin, Horace, 273
Goncourt, Edmond de (1822–96) and Jules de (1830–70), 256
Gordon, Charles George (1833–85), 302
Gower, Lord Ronald, 127
Goya, Francisco de (1746–1828), 203
Gramont, Duc de, 239
Granier, Jeanne, 258
Granville, Granville George LevesonGower, 2nd Earl of (1815–91), 69, 146; and education of P of W, 7; QV on, 48; a wit, 73; and birth of Prince Eddy, 82; and P of W’s illness, 112; on P of W, 122; his opinion of P of W, 149; on P of W’s visit to Russia, 261–62; on KE, 304–5
Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke (1794–1865), 8
Greville, Sidney, 247
Grey, Albert Henry George, later 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917): and the Indian tour, 129, 133; on the sofa in Benares, 134; on P of W’s reception in Delhi, 135; on P of W, 136; on Anglo-Indian wives, 136–37
Grey, Charles (1804–70), 22, 61
Grey, Sir Edward, later cr Viscount Grey (1862–1933), 203, 304
Grey, Sir George (1799–1882), 48
Grey, Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl (1802–94), 21
Grey, Hon. Mrs William, 102
Guilbert, Yvette (c 1869–1944), 246
Gull, William Withey, later Sir William (1816–90), 114
Gurney, Sir Somerville Arthur (1835–
1917), 71, 228
Haakon VII, King of Norway (1872–
1957), 181
Haldane, Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount (1856–1928): KE scathing about, 195; on Windsor hospitality, 201; KE on, 211; goes for a drive with KE, 245
Hale, W.B., 276
Halifax, Charles Lindley Wood, 2nd Viscount (1839–1934), 297
Hall Walker, Sophie, 247
Halsbury, Hardinge Stanley Giffard, Earl of (1823–1921), 208
Hamilton, Edward Walter, later Sir Edward (1847–1908): at Sandringham, 96; on P of W, 149, 154; on Pss of W, 154; on Gladstone and Lillie Langtry, 157; hints at corruption in high places, 179; on Prince Eddy, 184
Harcourt, Marquise d’, 126
Hardie, James Keir (1856–1915), 283
Hardinge, Arthur, 206
Hardinge, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron (1858–1944), 254; shocked by P of W’s indiscreet language, 149; on KE inspecting uniforms, 194; KE discusses foreign affairs with, 208; KE and, 215, 253, 258; and KE’s dog, Caesar, 234; his interview with Rampolla, 253; on KE’s interview with Pope Leo, 255; on KE’s contribution to Anglo-Russian relations, 264; and KE’s visit to Russia in 1908, 264; on KE and Wilhelm II, 273; discusses Anglo-German relations with Wilhelm II, 273; to 10
Downing Street, 295; on death of KE, 297
Hardwicke, Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of (1836–97), 178
Harris, Frank (1856–1931), 168
Hartington, Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of, later 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833–1908), 231; distinguished man, 72; Rosebery on, 72; P of W and, 79, 122, 144; recommends Army reform, 144; and P of W’s indiscretion, 149; and Tranby Croft affair, 160; KE and, 194, 210; and Order of Garter for Shah, 213–14; Bolton Abbey, 221
Hastings, George Manners Astley, 20th Baron (1857–1904), 71
Hastings, Sir Henry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of (1842–68), 72
Hatzfeldt, Paul, 302
Helena, Princess (1846–1923), 6, 48, 85
Hélène d’Orléans, Princess, 185–86
Herbert, Arthur, later Sir Arthur (1855–1921), 209
Hildyard, Miss (assistant governess), 6
Hill, Octavia (1838–1912), 284
Hirsch auf Gereuth, Baron Maurice von (1831–96), 96, 97, 175
Hoepfner (footman), 236
Holland, Sir Henry (1788–1873), 63
Hollande, Mlle (French governess), 5
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809–94), 34
Holstein, Baron von, 274
Hopetoun, Sir John Adrian Hope, 7th Earl of (1860–1908), 150
Hopwood, Francis John Stephens, later cr Baron Southborough (1860–1947), 294
Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron (1809–85), 73
Humbert, A.J., 69–70
Hunt, William Holman (1827–1910), 198
Imperial, Prince, see Eugène, Prince Imperial India, Prince of Wales’s tour of: Bombay, 133, 134; Baroda, 134;
Kandy, 134; Delhi, 135; Madras, 135; Calcutta, 137; big-game hunting, 137; success of tour, 138