Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . n Queen Natalies cheekreminds me of a similar embrace of His Majesty, which gaverise to an almost equal amount of talk a few years ago. Being on a visit to Rome, he made arrangements for aninterview with the Pope. He was received at the Vatican 43^ WITHIN ROYAL PALACES. with all the pomp and ceremony In the case of visits from reigning- monarchs. As he approachedthe Throne Room thevenerable Pontiffcame to meet him andextended his hand ingreeting. A Catholic Mon-arch wou
Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . n Queen Natalies cheekreminds me of a similar embrace of His Majesty, which gaverise to an almost equal amount of talk a few years ago. Being on a visit to Rome, he made arrangements for aninterview with the Pope. He was received at the Vatican 43^ WITHIN ROYAL PALACES. with all the pomp and ceremony In the case of visits from reigning- monarchs. As he approachedthe Throne Room thevenerable Pontiffcame to meet him andextended his hand ingreeting. A Catholic Mon-arch would have benthis knee and kissedthe proffered hand ;Protestant Royaltieswho had previouslyvisited him had bowedlow before him. King Oscar, how-ever, who is about sixfeet four inches inheio^ht, entered withhead erect, seizedhold of the HolyFathers hand, shookit heartily, and then,stooping down, threwhis arms around thefragile form of thePope and imprinted THE QUEEN OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY. ill rapid SUCCCSsion three sounding kisses on his withered cheeks, just in thesame manner as he is accustomed to do when visiting brother. THE ROYAL FAMILY OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY. ^^y monarchs, whose sovereignty is of a temporal instead ofspiritual nature. The horror of the prelates and courtiers in attendance onthe Pontiff can be more easily imagined than described. ThePope himself, however, was much amused and took a greatfancy to this Anak of European monarchs. The King wears well, and keeps the fine carriage for whichhe was remarkable as a young man. He has that expressionof eye which sailors acquire from trying constantly to seewhat is on the horizon. During his last visit to France hewas overwhelmed with attention by both the Government andthe people. King Oscars incognito was a real one in thatinstance. But it was somewhat dropped in his relations withthe French Government, which were limited to receivino-,through the medium of General Brugere, then chief of thePresidents military household,
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