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The Death
Dr . Chambers and Dr . Holland remained in attendance on his Royal Highness on Thursday night . Between one and two o ' clock yesterday morning the Duke appeared to rally ; the improvement , however , was but transitory . At half-past seven o ' clock Mr . Copland arrived , when the following bulletin was issued : —
" His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex has passed another restless night , and is considerably weaker this morning . " ( Signed as before . ) " Kensington Palace , Friday ; April 21 , half-past 7 , A . M . " Dr . Chambers and Dr . Holland then left , Mr . Copland remaining in
attendance on his Royal Highness . Her Majesty the Queen Dowager , her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent , and all the members of the royal family , sent early in the morning to learn the state of their illustrious relative . Mr . Copland took . his departure from the palace During the last two hours of his life , his Royal Highness was
evidently declining , yet he retained his consciousness to the last , although apparently suffering , and was able to articulate within a few minutes of his decease . At noon his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived , and remained with his royal brother until his death , which event took place , without any suffering , at a quarter past twelve o ' clock , in the presence
of Mr ; Walker , the comptroller of his Royal Highness ' s household , Sir John Doratt , and Mr . Savory , gentlemen of the household . The greater part of the domestics were also admitted to witness the last moments of their royal master . His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left the palace soon afterwards to communicate the mournful intelligence to her Majesty and
Prince Albert , at Buckingham Palace . Sir George Couper arrived at Kensington Palace in the afternoon , to make inquiry , on the part of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent , after the Duchess of Inverness . Sir 'William Martins arrived at the palace in the afternoon , to make arrangements on the part of the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty ' s
household , for the interment of the remains of his late Royal Highness . Sir William remained at the palace until past five o ' clock . The royal corpse was laid out in the afternoon in the same room in which his Royal Highness died . The features and countenance , a short time after the decease , resumed their accustomed form and expression .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Death
Dr . Chambers and Dr . Holland remained in attendance on his Royal Highness on Thursday night . Between one and two o ' clock yesterday morning the Duke appeared to rally ; the improvement , however , was but transitory . At half-past seven o ' clock Mr . Copland arrived , when the following bulletin was issued : —
" His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex has passed another restless night , and is considerably weaker this morning . " ( Signed as before . ) " Kensington Palace , Friday ; April 21 , half-past 7 , A . M . " Dr . Chambers and Dr . Holland then left , Mr . Copland remaining in
attendance on his Royal Highness . Her Majesty the Queen Dowager , her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent , and all the members of the royal family , sent early in the morning to learn the state of their illustrious relative . Mr . Copland took . his departure from the palace During the last two hours of his life , his Royal Highness was
evidently declining , yet he retained his consciousness to the last , although apparently suffering , and was able to articulate within a few minutes of his decease . At noon his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived , and remained with his royal brother until his death , which event took place , without any suffering , at a quarter past twelve o ' clock , in the presence
of Mr ; Walker , the comptroller of his Royal Highness ' s household , Sir John Doratt , and Mr . Savory , gentlemen of the household . The greater part of the domestics were also admitted to witness the last moments of their royal master . His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left the palace soon afterwards to communicate the mournful intelligence to her Majesty and
Prince Albert , at Buckingham Palace . Sir George Couper arrived at Kensington Palace in the afternoon , to make inquiry , on the part of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent , after the Duchess of Inverness . Sir 'William Martins arrived at the palace in the afternoon , to make arrangements on the part of the Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty ' s
household , for the interment of the remains of his late Royal Highness . Sir William remained at the palace until past five o ' clock . The royal corpse was laid out in the afternoon in the same room in which his Royal Highness died . The features and countenance , a short time after the decease , resumed their accustomed form and expression .