As he was honorary 'Director of Music for the Imperial‑Royal Court Balls', it was entirely natural that Eduard Strauss was on hand with his orchestra to provide the musical entertainment during a gala dinner held in the Imperial Hofburg, Vienna on the evening of 9 May 1881. On this occasion he performed for the first time his magnificent waltz Schleier und Krone (Veil and Crown), dedicated to Crown Prince Rudolph (1858 -- 1889), the Austrian Emperor's son who, the following day, married Princess Stephanie of Belgium (1864 -- 1945).
Photo: Crown Prince Rudolph and Princess Stephanie of Belgium.
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