worldofhabsburgs: Franz Joseph was not a great speaker. He made the necessary speeches in Prague or
worldofhabsburgs:Franz Joseph was not a great speaker. He made the necessary speeches in Prague or Vienna but he knew he was a terrible orator. At times he would happily confide, “For once I spoke pretty well, without a prompter and without getting stuck.” Once, when he was giving a speech in honor of Wilhelm II at Wilhelm’s birthday celebration, he read, “And now, ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to join me in a triple salute : ‘Kaiser Wilhelm, Hurrah! Hurrah!’” This was followed by a long pause as the emperor turned the page. Then he read, “Hurrah!” -- source link
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