. The Palace of Laeken, near Brussels, j which we learn has been requisitioned hy the German authorities for a -hospital, has a special interest for British people- For it was there the formal bcthrothal of the then Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra took place, in the presence of Queen Victoria, September 0, ISG2. The late Queen- was then visiting Laeken as the guest of her uncle, Leopold, King of the Belgians, a promoter of the Eoyal match. The young couple first met in the Cathedral of Cologne, and later were fellow-guests at La,:_.e-.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 148, 22 June 1918, Page 13
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