An invitation on official PBE Royal stationery arrives at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.
HRH D. Afonso de Santa Maria, Prince Royal of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, Duke of Braganca, Duke of Guimarães, etc wishes to extend to the graduating class of École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr his Prayers and blessings on their graduation and for their future. He further wish to express his regret that neither he nor another representative of the House of Braganca could personally attend the graduation. Therefor he invites the graduating class and any guests they may wish to bring to be his guests, after the graduation, for a week at the Paço de São Cristóvão (Palace of Saint Christopher) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.