MAMi Magazine Holiday 2013 Issue | Page 69

MAMiMagazine On May 5th 1897 King Karol I of Romania and Queen Elisabeth of Romania visited Postojna Cave. the fascinating world of Postojna Caves was connected with the world of fashion thanks to the noble blood ladies who passed there. Each one of them gave a unique sense to the words: style, elegance, beauty and grace. Princess Amrit Kaur In mid-October 1933, the cave was admired by Princess Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (1889-1964) from Kapurthala State in the north of India. Renowned for her beauty, the princess Amrit Kaur was painted by an Italian artist. She was also an important figure in the Indian history. For 16 years, she was of Ghandi’s secretary. The princess and its 6-meter long silk saree with a golden trimming attracted the attention of all people. While she could not stop marvelling over the beauty of the cave, she described it as one of the wonders of the world. On March 11th 1857 Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth visited Postojna Cave with a large retinue. It is said that for this visit the cave was illuminated by 16000 lights. The entire pathway had been restored and covered with white sand. Three sedan chairs had been made in prepration for this visit, so that the Empress and he ?YY\?Z[?]?Z][????[?H?\??YYY?^B??\?Y ?H?H??H[\?\???\???\?Y[??[?] ?]?H?Y?\?Y??[?[???B??^K??[]B??X^H ] NM??[???\??H???X[?XH[?]YY[?[\?X?]???X[?XH?\?]Y????B??]?K?Y?\?[???YYZ\??\?]?H?]?H^H?Y?YH?Y[??P?X? ?[?\?[??H[?H???H]YY[???H0??[?\?\?\?H]p???[????Z[??ZX?0?? ?Z\?H[\?\?H?[?X[8?$?[?\???[? K??PSZHXY?^?[?H ?B??