1929), 178
Robinson, Thomas Bilbe, later Sir Thomas (1853–1939), 294
Rochefoucauld-Bisaccia, Duc de la, 125
Rodd, James Rennell, later cr Baron Rennell (1858–1941), 209
Romilly, Joseph (1791–1864), 37, 38
Rose, Sir John (1820–88), 35
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of (1847–1929), 99; on Harrington, 72; and P of W, 150, 179; and Princess Victoria, 182; his clothes annoy KE, 195; on KE winning Derby, 199; KE and, 210; host to KE in Naples, 255; on P of W’s ‘signal service’, 263; Third Reform Bill, 284
Rostand, Edmond (1868–1918), 292
Rothschild, Alfred de (1842–1918), 175
Rothschild, Sir Anthony de (d 1876), 71, 175
Rothschild, Ferdinand de, 179
Rothschild, Leopold de, 175
Rothschild, Nathan Meyer, later cr Baron Rothschild (1840–1915), 175, 263
Royal, Princess, see Frederick, Crown Princess
Royston, Charles Philip, Viscount, later 5th Earl of Hardwicke (1836–97), 99
Rudolf, Archduke of Austria, 93
Rudolph, Crown Prince of Austria (1858–89), 148, 152, 175
Russell, Lord John Russell, 1st Earl (1792–1878), 20, 48, 77, 79
Russell, Odo William, later 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–84), 27
Russell, William Howard, later Sir William (1821–1907), 99, 103, 130
Russia: P of W in, 87, 89; P and Pss of W in St Petersburg, 254, 262; assassination of Alexander II, 257; funeral of Alexander III, 262; KE strives for détente with, 263; persecution of Jews, 263; criticism of KE’s visit to, 283
Sagan, Princesse de, 126
Said Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt (1822–63), 51
St Albans, William Amelius Beauclerk, 10th Duke of (1840–98), 27, 38, 99, 125
St George’s Chapel, Windsor, royal wedding in, 62–63
St James’s Palace, 206
St Paul’s Cathedral, 115–16
Salisbury, Marchioness of (1827–99), 172
Salisbury, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of (1830–1903), 95, 150; and the Indian tour, 130, 131; commends P of W, 138; on Anglo-Indian attitude to natives, 138; his advice after Tranby Croft affair, 160; writes to Beresford, 163; negotiates between Beresford and P of W, 166–67; and Mrs Keppel, 172; and Prince Eddy’s marriage, 187; as Prime Minister defends Cabinet collective responsibility, 212; presses KE to attend Paris Exhibition, 257; and relations between P of W and Wilhelm II, 266; and Rhodes, 283
Sandars, John Satterfield (1853–1934), 253, 254
Sandringham: purchase of, 67; a model country estate, 68; P and Pss of W at, 68–70; Lady Macclesfield on, 69; alterations to, 69–70, 99, 203; guests at, 70, 159, 180, 203; Sundays at, 94–95; shooting at, 96–97; P of W with typhoid at, 114; Gladstone at, 127; P of W’s children at, 182; library at, 197–98; golf course at, 198; KE rides tricycle at, 198; Gemütlichkeit at, 203; Alington’s daughter on life at, 203; Carrington on, 204; York Lodge, 219; grandchildren at, 219; routine at, 221; Sunday luncheon at, 226; Christmas at, 229; New Year’s Eve at, 230, 286; weekends at, 230; Wilhelm II at, 266; KE’s tooth extracted at, 281; KE’s last weekend at, 297–300
Sandwich, Edward Montagu, 8th Earl (1839–1916), 227
Sassoon, Alfred, 175
Sassoon, Arthur (1840–1912), 175, 287
Sassoon, Mrs Arthur, 287
Sassoon, Reuben, 162, 242
Schleswig-Holstein Duchies: stumbling block to marriage between P of W and Alexandra, 42; QV warns Alexandra about, 59; invasion of Denmark over, 77; attitude of P of W to war, 77–78, 94; Cabinet decision about, 83; and Princess Helena’s marriage, 85
Schneider, Hortense, 101
Schwarzenberg, Felix Ludwig von (1800–1852), 51
Scott, Winfield (1786–1866), 34
Scott-Chad, Joseph, 117
Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859–1942), 210
Semon, Sir Felix (1849–1921), 229; KE rebukes, 193; on pipers at Balmoral, 203–4; KE chaffs, 228; KE scolds, 281, 300
Senden und Bibran, Baron von, 270, 271
Serbia, King of, see Alexander, King of Serbia Seymour, Francis, later Sir Francis (1813–90), 48
Shaw, Eyre Massey, later Sir Eyre (1830–
1908), 72
Sheffield, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron (1839–1925), 294
Siam, King of, see Rama V (Chulalongkorn)
Sinha, Sir Satyendra Prassano, later cr Baron Sinha (1864–1928), 213
Sitwell, Sir Osbert (1892–1969), 171, 206
Smith, Albert (1816–60), 17
Smith, Goldwin (1823–1910), 29
Somerset, Lord Arthur, 169, 178
Somerset, Lady Geraldine, 63, 101, 157, 180
Sophia, Queen of Holland (1818–77), 42
Southey, Mrs (nurse), 4
Soveral, Luis de, Marquis (d 1922), 176, 215, 255, 292
Spencer, Countess, 83
Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl (1835–1910), 72, 84, 124
Stamper, C.W. (KE’s motor engineer), 199, 234, 236, 300
Standish, Hélène, 126
Standish, Henry (1847–1920), 126
Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, later Dean of Westminster (1815–81), 179; and P of W, 50–51, 73; and Pss of W, 69, 132; his death, 147; QV’s high opinion of, 147
Stanley, Frederick Arthur, later 16th Earl of Derby (1841–1908), 40
Stead, William Thomas (1849–1912), 110
Steed, Henry Wickham (1871–1956), 246, 250
Stephanie, Princess of Belgium (1864–1945), 148
Stephen, J.K., 184
Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames (1829–94), 12, 16
Stephen, Sir Leslie (1832–1904), 177
Stockmar, Christian Friedrich, Baron (1787–1863): and education of P of W, 7, 11, 12; and Gibbs, 12; and character of P of W, 14–15, 30–31; on P of W, 25; and P of W’s liaison with Nellie Clifden, 46; angry about P of W’s engagement, 59; government appeals to, 75–76
Stolypin, Peter Arkadyevich, 264
Stonor, Monsignor Hon. Edmund (1831–1912), 253, 254
Stonor, Mrs Francis, 111–12
Stonor, Julie, 157
Stratford de Redcliffe, Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount (1786–1880), 27
Stuart, James (1843–1913), 151
Suffield, Charles Harbord, 6th Baron (1855–1924), 130
Sutherland, Duchess of (d 1888): on King of Sardinia, 23; QV on, 73; P of W and, 73, 127; Gower on, 127
Sutherland, George Granville LevesonGower, 3rd Duke of (1828–92), 68, 79; his eccentric behaviour, 72; QV on, 73; P of W on, 73; member of Marlborough Club, 99; in Egypt with P of W, 103; and Indian tour, 130, 132
Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837–
1909), 73, 197
Sykes, Christopher (1831–98), 99, 160, 178, 298
Talbot, Lord Edmund, 252
Tarver, Charles Feraclass="underline" and education of P of W, 19–20, 21, 26, 28; on a walking tour, 22; accompanies P of W to Rome, 26; P of W tries to help, 178
Teck, Duchess of (1833–97), 141, 180, 229
Teck, Francis, Duke of, 186
Teesdale, Christopher Charles, later Sir Christopher (1833–93), 20, 29, 88, 102
Tennant, Margot, see Asquith, Margaret
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron (1809–92), 154, 197
Thiers, Louis Adolphe (1797–1877), 125
Thumb, General Tom (prop. Charles Sherwood Stratton) (1838–83), 17
Thyra, Princess of Denmark, later Duchess of Cumberland (1853–1933), 83, 265
Tirpitz, Alfred Friedrich von (1849–1930), 243
Torrington, George Byng, 7th Viscount (1812–84), 46
Tranby Croft scandal, 160–63
Transport, KE’s train and cars, 236
Tremouille, Duc de la, 126
Trevelyan, Sir George Otto (1838–1928), 112
Treves, Sir Frederick (1853–1923), 207, 228, 282
Turkey, P and Pss of W in, 105
Turkey, Sultans of: Abdul Aziz, 151; Abdul Mejid I, 56
Tweeddale, William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of (1826–1911), 99
United States, P of W in, 31–33
Valletort, William Henry, Viscount, later 4th Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe (1832–