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Margherita of Savoy, mother of the present King Victor Emmanuel III, Queen Mother of Italy, and darling of the Italian people, sold the Villa Aldobrandini, her historic residence in Rome to the Crown Prince Humbert, namesake of her assassinated husband...
...building was once offered to the U. S. Government as an Embassy, but Congress declined to appropriate the moderate amount asked, for reasons of "Jeffersonian simplicity," which balked at a Royal Palace to house the envoy of a Republic. During the war Queen Margherita turned her palace into a hospital for the wounded Italian soldiers...
...visit of the King and Queen of Rumania to the capital of Poland is regarded as indicative of renewed attempts to induce that Republic to join the Little Entente...
Mussolini has been tactless in several instances. On the occasion of the visit of the British Royalties the Fascist hymn was played with the English and Italian national anthems, an award of royal honor to Mussolini that surprised Queen Mary and annoyed the King of Italy. Mussolini's Minister of Finance referred to his appointment " by Mussolini," although it is the royal prerogative to appoint Ministers. The Minister of Education, Signor Gentile, announced that he had become converted from Liberalism to Fascism. Liberal leaders pointed out that Gentile had never been a member of their Party and could...
King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Rumania arrived in Warsaw " for a brief visit." They attended mass, a diplomatic reception and a state luncheon and dinner...