THE ROYAL WEDDING.
PREPARATIONS IN BERLIN. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. ROYALTIES OF EUROPE. KAISER'S SPECIAL WELCOME. TO KING GEORGE AND THE ' ;;..;"■' TSAR. .'':■ \ /'' •■ By Telegraph.—Press Association.— , (Received May 21, 11.20 , p.m.) Berlin, May 21. A large number of members of the Royal Families of Europe have arrived in the city for the purpose of attending the marriage of Princess Victoria Louise (the Kaiser's, daughter) to Prince Ernest (son of the Duke of Cumberland), which will take place on Saturday next. All the details for the wedding have been arranged by the Kaiser, who has organised a marvellous pageant in which the historic customs of the country will, be revived. Grand Military Welcome. After a long discussion, and at the last moment it. was decided to give the . English and Russian Sovereigns a grand military welcome. They will be attended from the railway station to the palace by large military suites. King George V. and Queen Mary will arrive to-day, and the Tsar, tomorrow. :
, Trains loaded with distinguished guests from different parts of Germany, Austria, and Denmark are arriving. A banquet will be held to-morrow night at which the members of the various Royal -Families, princes, field-marshals, knights and members of the Black Eagle Order will be entertained. This will be followed on Friday by a family banquet. The Marriage Ceremony. After the civil marriage on Saturday has been solemnised in the Electoral Room in the presence of the relatives there will be a stately procession through the picture galleries to the Chapel Royal. At the subsequent banquet the Emperor and Empress and the bride and bridegroom will be served by the grand butler. After the first course the Emperor will propose "The Bridal Pair."
Following the banquet the traditional torchlight procession will be held. A tour will be made of the principal salons, pages carrying wax torches and acting as conductors. .
The ceremony will close at nine o'clock, when the members of the Royal Families will conduct the newly-wedded pair to their apartments. , -
.The custom of dividing the bride's garter, the ; ribbon of which is many feet long, amongst the guests, will be the closing act of the ceremonies.
Ths Bride's Trousseau. The trousseau of the Princess, although it is remarkable in many ways, is less costly than those of millionaires' daughters. - It has all been made in Germany. The wedding gown is of krefeld silk, specially woven, with touches of rose pink to relieve the silver tones. -The veil, which is made of silesia, took a hundred workers, employed day and night, many weeks to finish. Its cost is £2500. The handkerchief cost £80. Work for Detectives. Several English detectives are accompanying King George, with a special eye to 1 the suffragettes. A large bodyguard of Eussian police are already searching every nook and corner of the apartments set apart for the use of the Tsar during his visit. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15308, 22 May 1913, Page 7
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477THE ROYAL WEDDING. New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15308, 22 May 1913, Page 7
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