THE LATE KING.
HIS LAST MOMENTS. ( ' United Press Association —By Electric Telcgiap Copyright, BRUSSELS, December 17. The presence of Baroness Vaughan a £ k he bedside of the dying King angered the Belgians. Wticsr he Priest, who administeied Extreme Un. ct;, ' on was questioned regarding a marriage he admitted that Ki\s Leopold's position was en regie (.? non in accord) with the Church.
In the King's closing moments Princess Stephanie, Countess of Longay, and Princess Clementine were admitted to the death-cham-ber, Received December 19, 5.5 p.m. ROME, December 18. The Pope states that a religious marriage between King Leopold and Baroness Vaughan was celebrated at San Remo lart year. BRUSSELS, December 18. Only the doctors and nursing nuns were present at the death of King Leopold, which was very sudden. The funeral will take place on Wednesday. King Albert will be sworn in on Thursday. The British Court will go into mourning for twelve days.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9671, 20 December 1909, Page 5
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153THE LATE KING. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9671, 20 December 1909, Page 5
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