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ROYAL SHOOTING PARTY
Neg No: (GP) 3638
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: 11-11-1902

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Subject: Royal Shooting Party.

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Sitters: (Front row, left to right):    
unidentified (1)  Lady Constance Butler (1879-1949)
Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), when Princess Charles of Denmark (2) Queen Maud of Norway (1869-1938), when Princess Charles of Denmark
Georgina Elizabeth, (Dowager) Countess of Dudley (d 1929) (3) Georgina Elizabeth, (Dowager) Countess of Dudley (d 1929)
Elizabeth Harriet, Marchioness of Ormonde (d 1928) (4) Elizabeth Harriet, Marchioness of Ormonde (d 1928)
Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry (1856-1919) (5) Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry (1856-1919)
Maud, Marchioness of Lansdowne (1850-1932) (6) Maud, Marchioness of Lansdowne (1850-1932)
Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquis of Londonderry (1852-1915), Landowner and Politican (Postmaster-General in 1902) (7) Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquis of Londonderry (1852-1915), Landowner and Politican (Postmaster-General in 1902)
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquis of Lansdowne (1845-1927), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1900-1905 (8) Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquis of Lansdowne (1845-1927), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1900-1905
Sir David Nairne Welch (1820-1912), when Captain Welch R.N. (retired), commanded the Royal Yachts, Fairy and Alberta 1848-1878 (9) Sir David Nairne Welch (1820-1912), when Captain Welch R.N. (retired), commanded the Royal Yachts, Fairy and Alberta 1848-1878
(Back row, left to right)    
Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar (1844-1925) when Baron Farquhar & Master of the Royal Household (1) Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar (1844-1925) when Baron Farquhar & Master of the Royal Household
Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton (1872-1914), Equerry to King George V when Prince of Wales (2) Henry William Crichton, Viscount Crichton (1872-1914), Equerry to King George V when Prince of Wales
Cecilia Annetta, Baroness Suffield (1832-1911), Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra (3) Cecilia Annetta, Baroness Suffield (1832-1911), Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra
Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys (1837-1924), Private Secretary to King Edward VII (4) Francis Knollys, 1st Viscount Knollys (1837-1924), Private Secretary to King Edward VII
HRH Princess Victoria (1868-1935) (5) Princess Victoria (1868-1935)
unidentified (6) James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquis of Ormonde (1844-1919)
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) when Prince Charles of Denmark (7) King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) when Prince Charles of Denmark
Col. Hon. Sir Harry Charles Legge (1852-1924) when Lt. Col. and temporary equerry to the Kaiser (8) Col. Hon. Sir Harry Charles Legge (1852-1924) when Lt. Col. and temporary equerry to the Kaiser
unidentified (9) unidentified
Major General Sir Stanley de Astel Calvert Clarke (1837-1911) (10) Major General Sir Stanley de Astel Calvert Clarke (1837-1911)
King Edward VII (1841-1910) (11) King Edward VII (1841-1910)
Col. Sir Arthur Davidson (1856-1922) Equerry-in-Waiting, Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse & Assistant Private Secretary to King Edward VII (12) Col. Sir Arthur Davidson (1856-1922) Equerry-in-Waiting, Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse & Assistant Private Secretary to King Edward VII
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) (13) Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941)
unidentified (14) unidentified
Count Paul Woolff Metternich ( ), German Ambassador (15) Count Paul Woolff Metternich ( ), German Ambassador 
King George V (1865-1936) when Prince of Wales (16) King George V (1865-1936) when Prince of Wales 
Chevalier Edward de Martino (1838-1912), Marine Painter-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria (17) Chevalier Edward de Martino (1838-1912), Marine Painter-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria 
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) (18) Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) 
General Sir Dighton Probyn (1833-1924), Keeper of the Privy Purse & Extra Equerry to King Edward VII (19) General Sir Dighton Probyn (1833-1924), Keeper of the Privy Purse & Extra Equerry to King Edward VII 
Hon. (Elizabeth) Charlotte Knollys (1835-1930), Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra (20) Hon. (Elizabeth) Charlotte Knollys (1835-1930), Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Alexandra 
Admiral Sir Henry Hervey Campbell (1865-1933) when Captain Campbell RN (21) Admiral Sir Henry Hervey Campbell (1865-1933) when Captain Campbell RN 
Sir Frank Lascelles (1841-1920) British Ambassador to Berlin (22) Sir Frank Lascelles (1841-1920) British Ambassador to Berlin
Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace (1841-1919), expert on foreign & colonial affairs (23) Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace (1841-1919), expert on foreign & colonial affairs 
unidentified (24) unidentified 
James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquis of Ormonde (1844-1919) (25) James Edward William Theobald Butler, 3rd Marquis of Ormonde (1844-1919)
Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill (1864-1934), Lord-in-Waiting to King Edward VII 1901-1905 (26) Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill (1864-1934), Lord-in-Waiting to King Edward VII 1901-1905 
   
 

Date: 11 November 1902.

Location: Sandringham Estate, Norfolk.

Occasion: The Kaiser's visit to Sandringham, 8-15 November 1902.

See also:

3675.jpg (85835 bytes)
3638a.jpg (84121 bytes)
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Edward VII 1902
Edward VII shooting party 1902
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Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany 1902
 

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

No of poses: 1 [see also negs: 3638 A; 3665; 3665A; 3675; 3668;]

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd ed., Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol 1, London, 1977; Burke's Peerage; The Complete Peerage; Dictionary Of National Biography; Who's Who.

Occasion: Sir Sidney Lee, King Edward VII, Vol II, London, 1927; Philip Magnus, King Edward VII, London, 1964; The Times, especially 12 November 1902, p 10b.

Reproduced: Sir Richard Holmes, Edward VII: His Life and Times, Vol II, London, 1911, p 588.

Acknowledgements: David Stanley

POTENTIAL SITTERS

Candidates are:

(From The Times, 11 November 1902, RE 10 November

Bigge, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arthur
Butler, Lady Constance
Dudley, Dowager Countess of
Churchill, Viscount
Clarendon, Earl of, Lord Chamberlain
Clarke, Major General Sir Stanley
Crichton, Captain Viscount
Davidson, Colonel A, Equerry in Waiting
Eulenberg, H.E. Count von
Farquhar, Lord, Master of the Household
Fullerton, Sir John
Ilberg, Dr.
Knollys, Hon. Charlotte
Knollys, Lord, Private Sec.
Lansdowne, Marquis of, Sec. of State for Foreign Affairs
Lansdowne, Marchioness of
Lascelles, Sir Frank, Ambassador to Berlin
Legge, Lt.-Col. the Hon HC, temporary equerry to the Kaiser
Londonderry, Marquis of
Londonderry, Marchioness of
Mackenzie-Wallace, Sir Donald
Musgrave, Hon Lady
Ormonde, Marquis of
Ormonde, Marchioness of
Plessen, H.E. General von
Probyn, Sir Dighton, Keeper of the Privy Purse
Suffield, Lady
Woolff Metternich, Count Paul, German Ambassador