Record

Performance Title[Pre-Hall Opening] Visit by King Leopold of Belgium [Private]
Performance Date27 November 1869
Performance DaySaturday
Main PerformersLieutenant Colonel Scott RE
Royal PresenceHM King Leopold of Belgium
Performance NotesThe King was attended by Viscount Torington, General Grey, the Count de Lannoy, M Jules de Vaux, Colonel Prantzen, the Baron Prisse and Dr Eustace Smith, on a visit to the RHS Gardens and art collections at South Kensington, where they also visited the construction site of the Royal Albert Hall after passing through the connected RHS Conservatory to the south. At the Hall Lieutenant Colonel Scott greeted the party.
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work12034[Pre-Hall Opening] Visit by King Leopold of Belgium [Private]1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/6286Scott; Henry Young Darracott (1822-1883); English Major-General in the Corps of Royal Engineers, best known for the construction of London's Royal Albert Hall.
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