Can anyone please tell me, was
the Duke of Connaught (Queen Victoria's third son) on an
official trip to the Cape, Dec. 1905-Jan. 1906, when Kipling met
him on board the liner taking him and his family for their
winter sojourn at The Woolsack? Neither the Duke's
entry in the Dictionary of National Biography nor his wikipedia
entry make any mention of his performing any Royal duties at
this time (he went to Japan later in 1906 to give the Emperor the
Garter), so I have assumed he was just on holiday. But maybe
you know better . . . .? Please?
Alastair Wilson
