Friday, April 23, 2010

Princess Augusta

April 23, 1830

The King "passed a good night," and is continuing to improve. He was visited by Sir Henry Halford this morning, who returned again to the Palace this evening.  The King's brother, the Duke of Clarence arrived at the Palace at "half-past 12 o'clock" today from his residence in Bushy Park.  He stayed with His Majesty "for some hours."
Princess Augusta "entertained the Duke of Sussex and a select part to dinner" tonight at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, according to the Court Circular.
This evening, the Duke of Glocester "honoured the performance" of M. Potler in the French Plays, at the Haymarket Theatre, "with his presence.

[Glocester was the spelling used in 1830, instead of Gloucester.]

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