October 21, 1908
Duchess Alexandra Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein, who will be married tomorrow to her cousin, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, arrived today in Berlin. The Associated Press reports that the Princess, a niece of the Empress Augusta Viktoria, "was received at the railroad station by a brilliant escort, composed of retainers of the household. She was driven through the streets, lined with "immense crowds", en route to the palace.
At the palace, the Duchess was received by Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Viktoria and"fifty visiting Princes and Princesses. The evening culminated with a family dinner at "which the marriage contract was signed."
Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth son of the Kaiser, is 21 years old, and a Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Foot Guards. His bride-to-be is the second daughter of Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein.
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