On Monday evening the King and Queen left London to
be present at the marriage in Berlin of Prince Ernest Augustus of Cumberland to Princess Victoria Luise, the only daughter of the German Emperor. Their Majesties slept on board the Royal yacht at Port Victoria that evening and crossed the North Sea, escorted by two cruisers, on Tuesday. On Wednesday they made a formal entry into Berlin, the King wearing a Prussian uniform. The Times correspondent says that they were most heartily received by the German Emperor and Empress. The people of Berlin showed much goodwill, displayed the Union Jack freely, and were evidently most anxious to see the King and Queen whenever they appeared. But he remarks that the interest in the huge military display, with which all State ceremonies in Germany are accompanied, was not very keen, as these parades have become so frequent as to exhaust curiosity. The Zeppelin airship circled over the town during the day: 'The King and Queen drove about Berlin in an open motor-car in the afternoon. In the evening there was a family banquet at the Castle.
