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Rama V (Chulalongkorn), King of Siam (1868–1910), 215

Rampolla, Cardinal, 253, 254, 255

Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman Mitford, 1st Baron (1837–1916), 205, 299

Reid, Sir James (1849–1923), 280, 292

Reid, Whitelaw, 249, 261

Rhodes, Cecil John (1853–1902), 174, 283

Ripon, William Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of (1841–1918), 246

Ritz, César (1850–1918), 226

Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl (1832–1914), 209, 212, 277

Robinson, Sir Joseph Benjamin (1840–

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 Feral: 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