MR. DALZIEL&c.) (Kirkcaldy,I beg to ask the Attorney General whether His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg is legally a British subject, and whether he has ceased to owe allegiance to this country?
§ SIR J. RIGBY(who replied) said: Nothing has occurred, so far as is known here, to alter Duke Alfred's British nationality acquired by birth; but as a Sovereign Prince, he acts independently in all matters relating to his Sovereign capacity.
§ MR. DALZIELMay I, after that clear answer, be permitted to ask the hon. and learned Gentleman whether His Royal Highness will act in his private capacity of a British subject, or in the capacity of a Sovereign Prince, when he receives his,£10,000 a year; and, further, I what will be the position of His Royal Highness in time of war between this country and Germany?