Emperor William has conferred upon Queen Victoria the command of the first Dragoon Guards, of Berlin, and upon the Duke of Cambridge the honorary Colonelcy of a regiment of ivf antry. The document conferring the appointment upon the Queen begins : " Most Illustrious Grandmother — It is a special honour for me to be able to enroll you ii an army in which your eons and grandsons and other relatives have filled honourable positions for many years." The Queen, in return, haß made the Emperor an honorary Admiral of the Brit'sh navy. This rank has been conferred upon no other German Prince since the time of Frederick tbe Great.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 24, 4 October 1889, Page 15
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107Untitled New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 24, 4 October 1889, Page 15
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