Video - The Royal Reception: Sultan Abdulhamid Khan's Banquet

When they arrived at the palace, they were met again by the sultan on the stairs. Sultan Abdulhamid Khan gave them two of the Dynasty-ı Al-Uthman insignia separately. The empress was also awarded the order of the Order of Compassion for ladies. Then they went to the banquet hall. Many foreign ambassadors and dignitaries were also invited to the banquet given here in honor of the Emperor. Champagne glasses were being raised in honor of the Sultan and the Emperor, but Abdulhamid Khan only raised the glass and then left it on the table. During the night, the whole of Istanbul was lit up like daytime with colorful fireworks. After the Friday greeting of that week, the Emperor told the chef 1. Ordu-yu humayun 2. His party (division) made a formal parade with its full presence. The emperor expressed his admiration for the novelty of the soldier's dress, the quality and cleanliness of his fabric, and the perfection of his equipment. Sultan II. It was not only the German Emperor and his Empress who visited Abdulhamid Khan: before that, in October 1876, B