In the back saloon of hms lively, the duke of edinburgh marking out the plan for the next day's work. The distress in ireland, with the duke of edinburgh's relief squadron. Illustration for the graphic, 8 may 1880. Key to page:
captioned l-r: mr. Cole rn (descrip. On caption); lieutenant and commander le strange rn, hrh the duke of edinburgh, mr. Rickards rn (secretary), major gaskell; captain digby morant rn; dr drew. Notes: mr. Cole (paymaster); captain le strange, a. D. C. , hrh the duke of edinburgh, later commander charles le strange, equerry to h. R. H. The duke of edinburgh (until 1874 charles styleman le strange. ); george digby morant (hms valorous); dr drew (medical officer of the lively). Captain le strange, a. D. C. , who was to pilot the duke's guests to bantry bay on h. M. S. (despatch boat) lively. In his letter he informed me that admiral sir william hewitt, admiral hardinge, and mr. Wentworth-cole would be of the party on the hercules; that he thought it would be a most jovial one, and that if i were a fair sailor i should enjoy the trip very much. He also said that h. R. H. Had just taken his fleet of eight ships out for the first time, and that they seemed to work very well. Reference. Date: 8 May 1880. Depicted Place: Republic of Ireland. In the back saloon of HMS Lively, the Duke of Edinburgh marking out the plan for the next day's work, the Duke of Edinburgh's Relief Squadron - The Graphic 1880
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