KING OF AFGHANISTAN
VISIT TO PARIS IMPOSING PROCESSION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, January 25. The Amir and Queen of Afghanistan arrived, ami were greeted at the station by the smiling President, the booming of guns, and the Afghan National Anthem. The Amir was a handsome figure in the gorgeous red, gold, and silver uniform of an Afghan general, with a white egret plume in his cap. The Queen, who anywhere would pass for a European, was wearing a smart hat of brown velour and a fur coat. There was a touching scene when Prince Hedayatullah, aged 16J, who is Studying in Paris, greeted his parents, whom he had not seen for two years. Then began an imposing, colorful procession to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the Royal party are the guests of France. King Amanullah is using the bed on which Napoleon slept, and the writing table that was used by Gambetta. His arrival in London is fixed for March 14.
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Evening Star, Issue 19775, 27 January 1928, Page 7
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