in Madrid, of Carlos I.in Lisbon.
The church was arranged much after the fashion of Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Edward VII., though, of course, not so many persons present, nor so much individual splendour.

Indeed, the number of those present, outside those officially concerned and the Press of the world, was very few.
The most striking figure present--next to King Rupert, who is seven feet high and a magnificent man--was the Queen Consort, Teuta.

She sat in front of a small gallery erected for the purpose just opposite the throne.

She is a strikingly beautiful woman, tall and finely-formed, with jet-black hair and eyes like black diamonds, but with the unique quality that there are stars in them which seem to take varied colour according to each strong emotion.

But it was not even her beauty or the stars in her eyes which drew the first glance of all.