Last Sunday Prince Arthur of Connaught left Rome after a
very successful and agreeable visit in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Italian Unity. On Saturday last he was entertained at a State banquet at the Quirinal. The King of Italy in the course of his speech, which was delivered in Italian, spoke of the sympathy of the British people which brought comfort and help to the Italians in their struggle of fifty years ago. Prince Arthur of Connaught, who spoke in English, also referred to that memorable struggle, and said :-
"Those feelings of unalterable friendship between our two countries have continued undisturbed ever since, and the good wishes of which I am the bearer on this auspicious occasion are not only those of my august Sovereign, but are the heartfelt con- gratulations of the entire British nation. May the friendship which has existed so long between our two countries continue ever to conduce to the maintenance of peace and progress in the world and to the happiness and welfare of the Italian and English peoples."
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