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...frontier and was met at Amersfoort by his uncle, the former Prince Henry of Prussia, that jovial "Sailor Prince" who visited the U.S. in 1902 to officiate at the launching of the Kaiser's U.S.-built yacht. Swiftly the aged uncle and the now perceptibly aging nephew sped to Doorn...
With his "usual gayety" thus doubly fortified, the former Crown Prince early the next morning attired himself in conspicuous English tweeds, went shopping in the village of Doorn, posed amiably for photographers. Returning to his father's chateau, he personally took the wheel of a large touring car, into the tonneau of which climbed Wilhelm and Prince Henry. A limousine driven by the former Prince of Hesse drew up and was entered by the Princess of Hesse (the former Kaiser's sister Margaret) and Hermine...
...followed eagerly, prayed to the gods of journalism that Der Reise-Kaiser* might be going to polish off his birthday by returning to Germany. They were disappointed. After driving about the Dutch countryside at a nigh rate of speed for some time, the Hohenzollerns and the correspondents returned to Doorn...
...Royal Highness, the Infanta Eulalia of Spain, aunt of King Alfonso, has recently observed publicly?that, with the drooping of his whiskers into a beard, Wilhelm of Doorn now "appears at first glance to be none other than the late King Edward...
Atop the Hohenzollern chateau at Doorn, the imperial standard flaunted all day. The Lord Chamberlain (TIME, Nov. 30) was kept busy welcoming Dutch and German notables, who motored up to the estate with baskets of flowers and were either pressed to remain or turned away after being allowed to sign the "Complimentary Register" kept at the entrance to the lodge...