3-070-547 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Royal Family in the Highlands: cricket-match at Balmoral - Balmoral against Abergeldie, 1881. 'Our Artist, Mr. W. Simpson, recently staying at Abergeldie, with the kind permission of the Prince of Wales, to make Sketches of interesting scenes connected with the sojourn of the Royal family in that neighbourhood, has sent us the Sketch of a cricket-match played at Balmoral between the rival Elevens of the two Castles...In the foreground stands her gracious Majesty, with the Duke of Cambridge at her right, and with the three daughters of the Prince and Princess of Wales...Princess Victoria is the tallest...In the group to the right hand, near the chair which the Queen has left, are the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke of Edinburgh, with one of the other Princes, who is eagerly pointing to the cricket-players, and telling her Royal Highness about the progress of the game. The Queen's tent, and a table with refreshments, are seen farther back...Beyond this, under the trees, are placed several other tables and a tent, where the invited company of spectators are watching the play. It is surely a delightful scene; and our readers will thank the Prince of Wales, as we do, for the opportunity of putting it into this Journal'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.