WILHELM’S WEDDING.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1922, Page 5

WILHELM’S WEDDING.

PICTORIAL PRESS THWARTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Nov. 6. The Daily Mail's correspondent at Doorn states that the Dutch military authorities, in deference to the wishes of the Kaiser, held up the aeroplane chartered by the Daily Mail to bring back photographs of the wedding, and it was not allowed to leave Holland till the following day. The machine arrived at Amsterdam from Croydon on Saturday, but the photographer was not allowed to continue his flight. He continued the journey ito Doorn Iby train. The pilot parked the aeroplane at the Utrecht aerodrome and the foliowing morning the colonel in charge refused to allow the machine to depart, stating that an order had been issued that no foreign aeroplane should be allowed to fly from Holland on the Kaiser’s wedding day. This was later withdrawn, and the pilot was then told the order applied to him alone. The Kaiser scored off the journalists and photographers by sending officials with care to Amersfoort, while Princess Hermine was quietly alighting at Apeldoom, some miles away. She thus reached Doorn unobserved. Prince Henry was the only speaker at the wedding feast. Prince Ettel Frederick left as soon as he had signed the legal documents relating to the marriage settlements. A photographer was allowed to snap the Kaiser and his bride, on condition he did not sell the picture. Three London newspapers had aeroplanes ready to convey the photographs to Lindon, but the’ Dutch officials would not allow them to leave.