A VANITY FAIR article by Ard Choille that recalls the low key visit that Belgium’s Albert I (1875 – 1934) made to the U.S. in 1898 while in the company of his young bride, Elizabeth (1876 – 1965), formerly the Duchess of Bavaria.
Published at a time when the Great War was in it’s fourth month, the journalist was mindful of the valiant roll Albert was maintaining as the Commander-in-Chief of the struggling Belgian Army in the face of the German onslaught.

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