Word: wiart
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...would return in an hour. When he failed to return after several hours, the frightened footman did not think to step into a telephone booth at nearby Marche-les- Dames. Instead, with an impulse toward secrecy, he drove a long way to the chateau of Count Anton de Wiart, and from there telephoned the royal palace at Brussels. The two court officials who got the message drove out to Marche-les-Dames to search for the King. It was not until 2 a. m. that the searchers found him. Meanwhile three conflicting stories had been given to the Press...