^{page 281 note 1} New 2nd secretary and wife.

^{page 281 note 2} Wife of new American Ambassador.

^{page 281 note 3} Her husband was now Councillor, Austro-Hungarian Embassy.

^{page 282 note 1} Turkish Minister of War.

^{page 282 note 2} Defender of Scutari.

^{page 282 note 1} Turkish military attaché, Sofia.

^{page 282 note 4} New Councillor and wife.

^{page 282 note 5} Former Prussian Finance Minister.

^{page 282 note 6} Prussian Minister of Agriculture.

^{page 283 note 1} Entered on page for 20 Jan. and corrected by Goschen.

^{page 283 note 2} Master of the Horse.

^{page 283 note 3} Probably Ian Malcolm, Conservative M.P., and his wife, Jeanne Marie, daughter of Lily Langtry.

^{page 283 note 4} Wife of Kaiser's brother.

^{page 284 note 1} She had arrived on 16 Feb.

^{page 284 note 2} Postmaster-General.

^{page 284 note 3} Wife of secretary, Russian Embassy.

^{page 284 note 4} Pancakes.

^{page 284 note 5} See Introduction.

^{page 285 note 1} Physician.

^{page 285 note 2} Cf. diary, 11 May 1914.

^{page 285 note 3} Charles Goschen's daughter, Florence; also known as ‘Florrie’.

^{page 285 note 4} Emily von Metzsch's son.

^{page 285 note 5} His wife.

^{page 285 note 6} Sentence incomplete.

^{page 286 note 1} Son of Duke and Duchess.

^{page 286 note 2} George V was to be a godfather.

^{page 286 note 3} Probably Hartwig, Minister of State.

^{page 286 note 4} Duke of Cumberland's youngest daughter.

^{page 286 note 5} For the yachting week.

^{page 287 note 1} It is tempting to speculate as to whether Bethmann Hollweg's handling of the situation in July and August 1914 would have been more prudent, if his wife had still been alive. Cf. D.A.B., ii, p. 214.Google Scholar

^{page 287 note 2} The late duke was Teck's first cousin.

^{page 287 note 3} Windsor Castle.

^{page 288 note 1} Adolf Friedrich.

^{page 288 note 2} Maria, daughter of the late duke. For details see Pope-Hennessy, , Queen Mary (1959), p. 341.Google Scholar

^{page 288 note 3} Elisabeth; a princess of Anhalt.

^{page 288 note 4} Warrender.

^{page 288 note 5} He was the Kaiser's younger brother.

^{page 288 note 6} Eisendecher; commander of Meteor.

^{page 288 note 7} Commodore.

^{page 289 note 1} The wireless message was in fact received by Hohenzollern.

^{page 289 note 2} Grand Master of the Court since 1909.

^{page 289 note 3} At least part and perhaps the whole of this entry was evidently written subsequently.

^{page 289 note 4} Sentence unfinished.

^{page 290 note 1} Cricket match at Lord's.

^{page 290 note 2} First entry since 6 July.

^{page 290 note 3} In September 1911, when he had been secretary-general, Consulta.

^{page 290 note 4} Last two paragraphs and perhaps whole entry evidently added later.

^{page 290 note 5} Giesl.

^{page 291 note 1} Goschen is presumably referring to Rumbold's telegram to Grey, 24 July 1914 (B.D., xi, no. 103), reporting that Jagow had denied to Jules Cambon having had any previous knowledge of the terms of the Austro-Hungarian note.

^{page 291 note 2} For an account by Beyens of what he claimed Goschen had told him of his conversation with Ballin on board the Flushing steamer see D.A.B., ii, p. 252.Google Scholar

^{page 291 note 3} First entry since 26 July.

^{page 291 note 4} Henry Goschen's son.