A "LONELY" QUEEN.
■»- AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY. Thk Brussels Reform publishes- an extraordinary interview which it states gravel? that one of its representatives had with it* Queen of the Belgians at Spa, where Her Majesty is lying ill. The journalist states that he gained entrance into the room v. here the Queen was reclining on a couch. He briefly stated that he was the representative of a Brussels paper, and had come, to find out for himseit whether Her Majesty was so dangerously ill as had been reported in the papers. '• How .hue von-.-" cried the Queen. ' *»» perhaps you have reason. Then they do still take'some little interest in me in •Brussels? You made me out to be dying a litti* too quickly, I read all the papers in which 1 see the news about mv health. _ " J indeed have had some unUappmess. * am thorough- soured-I who in times jfi&t used to be so "-ay. The death of my son the Duke of Brabant was a terrible blow iuui there is the Priuci-* Louise, and last of «U the marriage of Princess Stephanie. ■'[ an. ill mm. loneliness 1 have *» horses, but mv state of health will not allow me to use them. There only remain my dogs to amuse me. lam already lorgotten, '"'liere the Queen ceased speaking, and the, journalist alleges that ho discreetly £»» Arew;,,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19020915.2.85
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12071, 15 September 1902, Page 6
Word Count
225A "LONELY" QUEEN. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12071, 15 September 1902, Page 6
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in