The King and Queen of which European country narrowly escaped assassination on their wedding day in 1906?
Mary of Teck in Greece. The tour was almost immediately followed by a trip to Spain for the wedding of King Alfonso XIII to Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, at which the bride and groom narrowly avoided assassination. Only a week after returning to Britain, May and George went to Norway for the coronation of George's brother-in-law and sister, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud. On 6 May 1910, Edward VII died. Mary's husband ascended the throne and she became queen consort. When her husband asked her to drop one of her two official names, Victoria Mary, she chose to be called Mary, preferring
Wedding of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema tulkus and other high level officials sat on the opposite side. To prevent chaos, the dzong and its entrances were closed to the public. Confirmed guests included: The Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs declared 13–15 October 2011 a national holiday as part of wedding celebrations. Festivities on the wedding day featured traditional offerings song and dance, archery, a public luncheon of rice with scrambled eggs and potato (kewa datse), and congratulatory salutations (tashi lekdar) from public officials and ordinary onlookers who met the King and Queen face to face. On 14 October, the King and Queen made their way