AFGHAN ROYALTIES
ARRIVAL IN PARIS. THE GUESTS OF FRANCE. (Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ) PARIS, January 25. (Received Jan. 26, at 9 p.m.) The Amir and Queen of Afghanistan arrived, and 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 16£ who is study in Paris, greeted his parents, whom he had not seen for two years. Then began an imposing, colourful procession to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the royal party are the guests ot 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.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20317, 27 January 1928, Page 9
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