After she and the King were seated, the speeches began, and she thought that each one was more pompous than the last.
They were, of course, all delivered in German and it was not difficult for her to see that the Cabinet were all either Austrians or Germans, while she was sure without being told that the majority of the Members of Parliament were Slavonians.
The first part of the proceedings took nearly an hour before the Wedding present, which was a large and resplendent gold table ornament, was at last presented to them.
The King thanked the assembled company for their generosity and said that he hoped that his marriage, which represented an alliance between Slavonia and Great Britain, would bring the country the peace that it so ardently desired.
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