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Updated: May 20, 2025
At the imperial court of Berlin there are four types of receptions or cours, the latter being the French word which has clung to these state functions ever since the reign of Frederick the Great. They are the "Défiler-Cour," the "Spiel-Cour," the "Sprech-Cour" and the "Trauer-Cour."
Indeed, the celebrated diamond necklace scandal, which compromised to such a terrible degree the reputation of this French queen, and precipitated the overthrow of the throne, would have been impossible had it not been for her gambling propensities. The "spiel-cour" only takes place on the eve of the wedding of a member of the Hohenzollern family.
In former times they constituted a very important feature of court entertainment, and the "spiel-cour," or "le jeu de leurs majestés," was the function to which those whom the anointed of the Lord desired to honor were most frequently bidden.
The band plays throughout the entire ceremony, which is a most magnificent affair. The so-called "spiel-cour" still keeps its name, implying card playing, although, as a matter of fact, cards are never played at court now.
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