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The evening of Tuesday, the 15th of June, 1847, was a memorable one, in the annals of Her Majesty's Theatre.
On that night, the Queen and the Prince Consort honoured the old historic Opera-House with a State visit; and, "by Royal command," Mdlle. Lind appeared, for the first time in England, in the part of "Norma."