At the Ebert funeral appeared a large wreath of lilacs, bearing a ribbon with a crown and the initial "W." The Acht Uhr Abendblatt was overjoyed. "From ex-Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm," the newspaper reported. The Deutsches Tageblatt was certain that it was the ex-Kaiser who had, with characteristic thought, sent the wreath.
At the Presidential Palace in Wilhelmstrasse, an official said both newspapers were misinformed. The wreath in question was from her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.
The Nene Berliner Zeitung thereupon wanted to know: "Why didn't Wilhelm II offer condolences?" and quotes...