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...written by Sophocles, the play tells the story of Oedipus' daughter Antigone, whose two brothers kill each other in a quarrel over who shall succeed their dead father. When Creon, Antigone's uncle, takes the throne, he issues his edict that one of the brothers must lie unburied, as a lesson that the law must be enforced. Protesting this indignity, Antigone twice attempts to bury the body. Her efforts fail, she is caught and condemned to death, finally commits suicide...
...Fourth in line of succession, the Prince would lose his rights to the throne by a Swedish law forbidding royalty to marry Swedish subjects-though marriage with foreign subjects is allowed...
...Peter's nave, 100 of them walked surefooted, hanging draperies that would backdrop the venerable rites. Below them wooden stands, red-cloth covered, were going up so that the privileged public might witness the ceremonial high point. Carpet-layers were at work. The Pope's throne and the cardinals' chairs were put in place...
...Hall of Benedictions, a long, corridor-like room with gold-ornamented walls and ceiling, the "imposition of the biretta" would mark a step in the elevation of some 30 prelates as princes of the Church. A throne would be set up for Pius XII and drapery-covered benches for the cardinals. Other Vatican rooms needed no attention: 1) Consistory Hall, where the secret consistories preceding the public ceremonies would be held; 2) the Sala del Paramenti with its splendid Gobelin tapestries, where the Pope would receive the cardinals in a private audience; 3) the huge, frescoed Sala Regia...
Uproar, Silence. Next day, correspondents and photographers jammed into the opening session of the conference in the Throne Room, whither princes of the Japanese imperial blood once came to receive their Korean vassals. Shaggy Koreans crept between the chairs, stood on benches, snapped hundreds of pictures. A few appeared as blobs in the Korean press next morning...