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Birthday. H. R. H. Alfonso Pio Christino Eduardo Francesco Guillermo Carlo Enrique Eugenio Fernando Antonio Venancio, Prince of Asturias, eldest son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Age: 23. Date: May 10. Celebration: festivities in Madrid, signing of the Prince's autograph album by many a personage, announcement of decided improvement in H. R. H.'s health. (He has haemophilia? TIME...
...Forty-fourth birthday of King Alfonso of Spain...
...week on a globe circling honeymoon. In London H. I. H. will repay the visit to Japan of H. R. H. Prince Henry (TIME, May 13), and in Madrid grave, bespectacled Prince Takamatsu will pin the gorgeous Order of the Chrysanthemum ("Garter of Japan'') on sporting King Alfonso XIII of Spain...
After being thus drenched Edward of Wales took crafty revenge on King Alfonso. At an inspection of the Royal Spanish Navy the heir of Britain, who had been asked to wear a spruce naval uniform, put on his slouchiest flannel suit, his most bashed and floppy hat and gave the little Spanish Navy the kind of inspection he thought it deserved, in view of King...
...Alfonso's squirt-water insult to the future ruler of the nation which rules the waves. Wilhelm II, when Kaiser and All Highest War Lord, used to ask visiting royal males below the rank of Emperor to lean out a certain window, the better to watch troops parading below. When they did so the All Highest would give their posteriors a resounding, open-palm slap, would laugh and laugh...