February 16, 1941
The exiled King Alfonso XIII of Spain has been "holding his own" for the past twenty-four hours, as he keeps up the "desperate fight" for his life. In the last week, Alfonso has suffered three heart attacks, but his condition remains "unchanged" according to his Italian doctor, Cesare Fugoni. Two of the king's sons, the Prince of the Asturias and the Duke of Segovia, and his elder daughter, Beatriz, Princess Torlonia, are constant visitors at the Grand Hotel in Rome, where the king stays when he is in Rome.
Queen Victoria Eugenia is also in Rome, and "is waiting to be called" to Alfonso's bedside.
The king has issued a manifesto, where he has announced his rights to the throne in favor of his third son, Juan.
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