Four Kings Will See Astrid Marry
Four kings and other royal guests have gathered in Stockholm for the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold, eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The report says the civil ceremony will be followed by a religious ceremony in Brussels the next week because Leopold's family is Catholic, and that afterward the bride and her mother will travel separately from Leopold and his family.
A niece of the King of Sweden is to wed the eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians, heir to the Belgian throne.
By United Press STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. - Royalty of Scandnavia, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy were represented here today by four kings and others of princely and queenly rank to attend the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold. Duke of Brabant, eldest son of the King and Queen of Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The Kings are of Sweden, the Belgians, Norway and Denmark.
Thursday's civil ceremony will not be sufficient to complete the union of Astrid and Leopold to the satis faction of all concerned. A religious ceremony, to be held in Brussels next week, will be necessary since Leopold's family is Catholic and the proprieties must be observed. After Thursday's ceremony, Astrid and her mother will go one way and Leopold and his family another to Brussels.
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Four Kings Will See Astrid Marry
Four kings and other royal guests have gathered in Stockholm for the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold, eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The report says the civil ceremony will be followed by a religious ceremony in Brussels the next week because Leopold's family is Catholic, and that afterward the bride and her mother will travel separately from Leopold and his family.
A niece of the King of Sweden is to wed the eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians, heir to the Belgian throne.
By United Press STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. - Royalty of Scandnavia, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy were represented here today by four kings and others of princely and queenly rank to attend the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold. Duke of Brabant, eldest son of the King and Queen of Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The Kings are of Sweden, the Belgians, Norway and Denmark.
Thursday's civil ceremony will not be sufficient to complete the union of Astrid and Leopold to the satis faction of all concerned. A religious ceremony, to be held in Brussels next week, will be necessary since Leopold's family is Catholic and the proprieties must be observed. After Thursday's ceremony, Astrid and her mother will go one way and Leopold and his family another to Brussels.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 2, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Four Kings Will See Astrid Marry
Four kings and other royal guests have gathered in Stockholm for the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold, eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The report says the civil ceremony will be followed by a religious ceremony in Brussels the next week because Leopold's family is Catholic, and that afterward the bride and her mother will travel separately from Leopold and his family.
A niece of the King of Sweden is to wed the eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians, heir to the Belgian throne.
By United Press STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. - Royalty of Scandnavia, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy were represented here today by four kings and others of princely and queenly rank to attend the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold. Duke of Brabant, eldest son of the King and Queen of Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The Kings are of Sweden, the Belgians, Norway and Denmark.
Thursday's civil ceremony will not be sufficient to complete the union of Astrid and Leopold to the satis faction of all concerned. A religious ceremony, to be held in Brussels next week, will be necessary since Leopold's family is Catholic and the proprieties must be observed. After Thursday's ceremony, Astrid and her mother will go one way and Leopold and his family another to Brussels.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 2, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Four Kings Will See Astrid Marry
Four kings and other royal guests have gathered in Stockholm for the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold, eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The report says the civil ceremony will be followed by a religious ceremony in Brussels the next week because Leopold's family is Catholic, and that afterward the bride and her mother will travel separately from Leopold and his family.
A niece of the King of Sweden is to wed the eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians, heir to the Belgian throne.
By United Press STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. - Royalty of Scandnavia, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy were represented here today by four kings and others of princely and queenly rank to attend the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold. Duke of Brabant, eldest son of the King and Queen of Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The Kings are of Sweden, the Belgians, Norway and Denmark.
Thursday's civil ceremony will not be sufficient to complete the union of Astrid and Leopold to the satis faction of all concerned. A religious ceremony, to be held in Brussels next week, will be necessary since Leopold's family is Catholic and the proprieties must be observed. After Thursday's ceremony, Astrid and her mother will go one way and Leopold and his family another to Brussels.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 2, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 2, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Four Kings Will See Astrid Marry
Four kings and other royal guests have gathered in Stockholm for the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold, eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The report says the civil ceremony will be followed by a religious ceremony in Brussels the next week because Leopold's family is Catholic, and that afterward the bride and her mother will travel separately from Leopold and his family.
A niece of the King of Sweden is to wed the eldest son of the King and Queen of the Belgians, heir to the Belgian throne.
By United Press STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. - Royalty of Scandnavia, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy were represented here today by four kings and others of princely and queenly rank to attend the wedding Thursday of Princess Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, to Leopold. Duke of Brabant, eldest son of the King and Queen of Belgians and heir to the Belgian throne. The Kings are of Sweden, the Belgians, Norway and Denmark.
Thursday's civil ceremony will not be sufficient to complete the union of Astrid and Leopold to the satis faction of all concerned. A religious ceremony, to be held in Brussels next week, will be necessary since Leopold's family is Catholic and the proprieties must be observed. After Thursday's ceremony, Astrid and her mother will go one way and Leopold and his family another to Brussels.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 2, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Indianapolis Times, November 2, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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