Watched by his wife, Kate Middleton, and resplendent in a hat complete with white ostrich and black heron feathers as well as a dark blue velvet robe, the Prince of Wales — who celebrates his 41 ...

In April, 1864, he had the wings of the birds cut at the point where the well-known ostrich feathers grow; and they were fit again to cut six months later. Having caused the feathers to be ...