Historic Ryde Society

‘Giving Ryde’s Past to the Future’

Historic Ryde Society Quiz Night Thursday 28 December 2023 at Yelf's Hotel, at 7p.m. for 7.30pm.   The Museum of Ryde will be closed from 24th December 2023 to 4th February 2024. We are opening Monday, 5th February 2024. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hampshire Telegraph August 21, 1852

Her Imperial Highness the Duchess Catherine of Russia, arrived in the Royal Clarence Yard on Monday evening, by rail, and embarked in the Fire Queen, steam vessel, which conveyed Her Highness to Ryde. The Fire Queenhoisted the Russian Standard, which HMS Victory saluted with 21 guns, as did also the Blenheim and Vestal, as she passed through Spithead. As the Fire Queen passed the Circassian, Russian yacht, the crew, dressed for the occasion, cheered the Duchess enthusiastically.

Her Imperial Highness the Duchess Catherine of Russia 1850
Her Imperial Highness the Duchess Catherine of Russia 1850

This portrait of the Duchess was painted in 1850 by Timofei Neff.

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