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9 May 1906 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Wednesday. 9th [May 1906]. I had a note from Miss Knollys that the Queen would come to see me at 2. Eventually she came at 3. Very pleased at being at Venice & delighted with this house. She stood looking out of the Belvedere for some time & complained that American travellers followed her gondola—also pointed out that there were people on the balconies of the houses opposite with opera glasses turned on this house! She asked me to go out with her on a tour to the antiquity shops so I at once went to put on my bonnet. She was accompanied by Lord Howe, Lady Antrim, Miss Knowles & Col. Frederick. Princess Victoria & Capt. Keppel joined us later in the shops. We went to Dalla Torre, Dorigo, Rossi & Settigni– At each place she bought stone vases are for her garden at Sandringham—but it was a tremendous rush. At Settini’s she found only rubbish but she said the man looked “so hungry” that she must take something wh she did. After this the Queen begged to go to Cappello & have some tea saying she had had such a bad luncheon that she was hungry. So in we came & the tea was soon served. It appears that the Queen & party had lunched at the Capello nero restaurant one of the smallest & most Venetian of the town. No wonder she had not enjoyed the food! While tea was preparing the house resounded with the telephone bell—wh no one had time to altered so in order to stop it I rushed up to the library & found it was the correspondents of the Gazetta & Giornale who wished to know what the Queen was doing &c &c. Imagine my annoyance. I sent them to the right about & returned to the drawing room to pour out tea to wh the Q. & Pss Victoria did full justice– After this as it was getting late the Q. said she must return to the Hotel to pack & Miss Knollys told me privately that Her Majesty was to leave Venice for Leghorn before 10 this evening—& advised me not to go to the station to see her off as she wished to go quite incog: I dined early & walked with Baker down to the Sailor’s Inst: this being their usual concert evening. I found that there were not enough men there for a concert & so after a chat with Mr Fussey we walked home. | |
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