3-021-648 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Prince and Princess of Wales in Egypt: saloon of the Dahabieh, or Nile boat, 1869. 'The river barge or dahabieh, fitted up for this excursion, is named the Skandria, or Alexandria, in compliment to her Royal Highness. Its interior forms a suite of rooms fitted up as the private apartments of the Prince and Princess during the trip up the Nile. There is no engine on board to propel this barge, nor any cooking apparatus, so that the vessel is free from many of the discomforts of steam-boat travelling. The steamer which takes the dahabieh in tow contains the accommodation for the staff; and a third steamer carries the cuisine. The interior of the dahabieh is very elegantly furnished. The divans are covered with blue silk, and a piano gives quite a drawing-room look to the saloon'. From "Illustrated London News", 1869.