It was a week after the Kaiser had told Bruno that Wilhelm formally abdicated his throne. Or at least in a way that the public was finally made aware. A grand ceremony had been prepared for the transition of power.
And for the first time in over sixty years, a new Kaiser had been crowned. Some were apprehensive, after all, the last time a Kaiser had been crowned a second was crowned not long after.
But for most, this was considered a sign of a brighter future. Wilhelm II presided over Germany during its most turbulent era. One where the Reich was actively involved in wars around the world and consolidating power.
The hope was that his son, the new Kaiser Wilhelm III, would preside over an equally long period of peace and prosperity.
As for Bruno, the day that Wilhelm II announced his abdication, he stood among those close family, friends, and advisors to send him off. Bruno would later look at the photograph, particularly unsettled by what he saw.
