Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Another girl for Queen Elena

November 19, 1902

Queen Elena of Italy was "accouched of a daughter this morning," according to the Associated Press. Mother and daughter are both doing well, although all of Italy had hoped for a son. The "accouchment occurred one month earlier than expected," as King Vittorio Emanuele was shooting on the island of Monte Cristo, when he received word that the Queen had given birth to their second daughter.
United States Ambassador Meyer was the first "outsider to personally congratulate the King."
The new princess has been named Mafalda. She is the couple's second daughter. Princess Yolande was born in June 1901.

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