Friday, October 31, 2008

No Honeymoon for Kaiser and bride

October 31, 1922

The Allies have put the kabosh on Wilhelm II's plans for a honeymoon outside the Netherlands. He was banned from attending his late wife's funeral in Germany, and that same ban now applies to his new marriage. British, French and Dutch officials are all in agreement that Wilhelm II will have to spend his honeymoon will be enjoyed "within the high fenced domain of his forced exile."
Wilhelm's wedding present to Princess Hermine will be a family tiara, a diadem "composed of no fewer than 700 diamonds,"and matching diamond earrings.

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