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First Appearance of the Imperial Prince in Public, 1856. Heir to the French throne. 'On the morrow of his birthday crowds of senators and generals pressed around to look upon him. Over his swaddling-clothes floated the broad riband of the Legion of Honour, for which men toil during a whole lifetime, and which they accept at the close as a sufficient reward. His teeth will be cut upon the military medal that glistens upon the breast of Bosquet. He is the enfant de troupe of the first regiment of the Imperial Guard. To him do the writers of Figaro owe their existence; for is it not within the memory of many readers that, when threatened with confiscation by the authorities for the publication of indecent articles, Figaro petitioned the Imperial baby in its cradle to arrest the impending sentence. The Imperial father replied that an appeal made to him in the name of his son should not be refused'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.