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KING VISITS THE POPE AN IMPOSING SCENE ROME, Dec 5. Signalising the end of the feud since 1870. when his grandfather seized Rome as the capital, King Victor and the Queen this morning crossed the threshold of the Vatican and were welcomed by an imposing array of Papal Guards and escourted to the throne room, where both curtsied and kissed the Papal ring, dffter which they sat on either side and conversed with the Pope, who finally imported the Apostolic blessing on the Royal Family. COSTLY PRESENTS Received Dec 6. 11 p.m. ROME. Dee. 6. The Roy.’l virit to the Pope was marked by the exchange of the most costly presents. The King and Queen gave” his Holiness a jewelled pectoral cross, also a crucifix which was formerly owned by the Venerable Clotelde of Savoy. The Pope gave the King a collection of Vatican souvenirs and to the Queen he presented a jewelled golden rosary, also a mosaic and Raphael's Madonna of the Chair The Queen in conformity with the Vatican decree, wore a long-sleeved dress reaching to the ankles.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 291, 7 December 1929, Page 9
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184FELD AT AN END Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 291, 7 December 1929, Page 9
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