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Title: Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ...
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Fontenoy, marquise de, pseud
Subjects: Courts and courtiers
Publisher: Philadelphia, Hubbard Pub. Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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niece was of the most intimate nature. Now, however, all is changed, the Empress mother tri-umphed so far over her powerful rival that the relationsbetween the Palace and the Waldersees have become exceed-ingly frigid. Another proof of the influence wielded by the mother overthe son is given by His Majestys marked demonstrations ofaffection and cordiality lavished upon his uncle, the Prince ofWales, during his visit to England. Three years ago theywere scarcely on speaking terms, and both the British HeirApparent and his charming Consort were even the objects ofgreat discourtesy on the part of their nephew when theywere in the Prussian capital at the time of the late Emperorsfuneral. One of the most interesting personalities at the PrussianCourt is Princess Frederick Charles, who lately accepted thePresidency of the German Womans Department of theWorlds Fair at Chicago. She is the widow of the celebratedcavalry general, who played so prominent a part in the warsof 1864, 1866 and 1870.
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Reigning Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ^g6 Within royal palaces. He used to be known as the Red Prince, in consenv*enceof the hussar uniform which he invariably wore, and was thetype of the cavalry leader of the olden times—that is to say^swaggering, blustering, loud-voiced and exceedingly brusqueand abrupt in his manner. He presented a striking contrastin every way to his wife, who was, and who still is, a singu-larly beautiful woman. The couple lived unhappily with oneanother. Stories of the Princesss maltreatment by her hus-band were very frequent at one time, and only ceased when,after bearing him seven daughters, she finally gave birth to anardently wished-for son. The Princess became a widow about six years ago andrecently contracted a second marriage, of a morganatic char-acter, with one of her chamberlains, a mesalliance which gavegreat offence at Court. She can, however, afford to be veryindependent, as she is immensely rich, and whenever anythingoccurs at Berlin w

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