SCENE OF AIR CRASH
VISITED BY NEWLY-MARRIED COUPLE
HESSE IN MOURNING
LONDON, November 18.
Shortly after their arrival at Ostend on their honeymoon, the Prince and Princess of Hesse visited the scene of the air crash where the bodies of the victims are lying. Flowers had been sent from Belgium and many parts of Germany.
The Prince superintended the removal of the bodies to Darmstadt, They Will lie in state in the family rtiausoleum until the/funeral.
A search of the area led to ,the recovery of jewellery flung from the. luggage of the Grand Duke's party.
The population of Hesse is in the deepest mourning and flags are at halfmast. • ■
It is understood the Prince will not assume the title of Grand Duke. . It was agreed between the Reich Government anda the grand ducal house some time ago that the Grand Duke should assume the title of Prince. It was felt that the title Grand Duke might imply sovereignty,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1937, Page 9
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159SCENE OF AIR CRASH Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1937, Page 9
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