28 APRIL 1967, Page 8

A hundred years ago

From the 'Spectator; 27 April /867—The Comte de Flandre,—Coburg, deaf, and very rich,—was on Thursday married to a Princess of Hohenzollern. The marriage is considered favourable to the in- terests of Belgium; but the King of Prussia has eaten a good many cousins lately, and his digestion is not much impaired.