ROYALTIES IN THE DIVORCE COURT.
It is nob often that kings and queens wash their dirty linen in a divorce court, bub the ruler of Servia has just chosen to bring his domestic affairs before the Consistorial Court of Belgrade. Judged by the standard -set up in England before Justice Hannen, the offences with which Queen Nathalie is charged are not of a particularly serious nature. To speak offensively of her royal consort in the presence of strangers may not be quite correct Court etiquette, but itis hardly sufficient ground for a formal separation. The further charge of consorting with the King's enemies, and the allegation that the Queen was anxious to bring about her husband's abdication, are of rather a vague nature, and the royal lady seems to have a sufficient answer to both counts of this indictment. Lastly, King Milan complains that his spouse has shown a spirit of " unwifeliness and incompatibility of temper." In this country these pleas have no legal weight, or divorce would be made quite easy. Evidently the three judges who sat at Belgrade recently do not think their sovereign's suit is of a very pressing nature, or they would not have adjourned the proceedings for three months.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9190, 20 October 1888, Page 1 (Supplement)
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