Royal Musings

Embassy staff attends funeral

2009-12-28T09:58:00.003-05:00

December 28, 1897

The New York Times reports that "all the members of the staff of the United States Embassy" in Berlin attended today's "celebration of a requiem mass for the repose of the soul" of the late Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, the wife of the Imperial Chancellor.
The Princess, who died in Berlin on December 21, was the former Princess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. She is survived by her husband and six children.
According to her husband's memoirs, the Princess, who was 68, died after a "short illness."

Kira's engagement to celebrated tomorrow

2009-12-28T09:41:00.002-05:00

December 28, 1937

The engagement of Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia will be "solemnized at a family reunion at Doorn tomorrow," according to the New York Times.
The Grand Duchess, 28, is the younger daughter and second child of Grand Duke Kirill of Russia, who is the pretender to the Russian throne, and his wife, Victoria Feodorovna, the former Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh. Prince Louis Ferdinand, 30, is the second son of the former Crown Prince Wilhelm and Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia. He is the future head of the house of Prussia as his older brother, Wilhelm lost his rights in 1933 when he married a commoner, Dorothea von Salviati.
The Prince is "now connected with Lufthansa in the capacity of special representative of its foreign department."
Grand Duchess Kira has been one of Europe's most eligible royal brides for more than a decade and she was mooted as a possible bride for King Boris III of Bulgaria and the Prince of Wales. She is a close friend of Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, and was one of her bridesmaids. Kira also was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her first cousin, Princess Marina of Greece, who married in 1934 to the Duke of Kent. She is also a first cousin to King Carol II of Roumania and Queen Marie of Yugoslavia.
It is understood that the former Kaiser Wilhelm II has "gladly consented" to his grandson's engagement.

Miss Lawrance weds Prince Andre

2009-12-28T09:31:00.003-05:00

December 28, 1919

Miss Frances Lawrance was married in Paris yesterday to Prince Andre Poniatowski, a son of Prince Andre Poniatowski. Miss Lawrence is the daughter of Mrs. Francis C. Lawrence of New York.
The bride's mother was before her marriage Miss Susan Willing, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Willing of Philadelphia, and is a sister of Baroness Riddlesdale, "who before her marriage to the Baron last June was Mrs. John Astor, once the wife of the late Colonel John Jacob Astor," according to the New York Times.
Prince Andre's parents are well known in New York and San Francisco as Princess Poniatowski was Miss Elizabeth Sperry, who was raised in San Francisco. The bridegroom, who served in the French army with his father and brother during the war, was born in San Francisco. He is now serving with the Polish Army.

Countess sues Italian king for maintenance

2009-12-28T08:52:00.003-05:00

December 28, 1907

Italian Countess Cesarina Gaddi Hercolani has filed suit again King Victor Emanuel "for provision for her son 0f whom she swears" was fathered by the late King Umberto, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The Countess "bitterly resents the aspersions cast upon her character" by the King's lawyers.
She has released the following statement to the press:
"Signor Rossi, the King's counsel, not content with denying as false what I know to be true, continues his persecution by defaming me. His underhand devices and his abuse of his power representing the Royal House, do no honor to the memory of an exalted personage, to that memory which he pretends to vindicate.
"My sole desire was that this painful affair should be settled quietly and quickly. But as King Victor Emanuel has thought it well to put upon me and the public the disputes affecting his father. I can tolerate this attacks no longer. Therefore, I break my silence.
"True, my honor is dead; it was killed when I was a girl of 15, but my childhood was passed under different conditions from those Signor Rossi represents. Reduced to misery, I asked humbly and submissively for some small compensation for what I have suffered from the King's father, which King Humbert himself promised, but his untimely death prevented.
"I know my plea reached the eyes of King Victor Emanuel himself, the brother of my son, but he rejected it. When, in desperation, I appeal to the courts for justice, the King's Counsel, knowing I have no redress, abuses his prerogatives to savagely and pitilessly assail my character.
"I protest against this infamous onslaught on a woman, weak, alone, abandoned. I claim justice against my base accusers by heaping defamation and falsehoods on me."

The countess is alleged to have had a relationship with the late King Umberto between 1880 and 1883. She gave birth to a son in 1882 when she was fourteen years old.
The first inklings of the Countess' suit was made public in August 1907. She declared that when she was 15, she met King Umberto at a ball. The king, "fascinated by her beauty," persuaded the young woman to become his mistress, according to the lawsuit. She claimed that Umberto promised to "provide for her handsomely," but the payments were never made, due to the king's "untimely death." In 1900, King Umberto was assassinated.
The Countess is seeking $100,000. The Quirinal had hoped to keep the matter quiet, but the countess' "extortionate demands prevented any agreement being reached."
On October 3, according to a Los Angeles Times dispatch, "the scandal of the suit shocks all of Italy." Public opinion is "strongly against the determination of King Victor Emanuel to fight the case." The royal family is contesting the Countess' suit in order to "put a stop to the numerous demands of other women, who claim they were victims of the gay Humbert."
Countess Hercolani announced that she "will not be deterred to from showing the kind of man that Humbert was."
The list of allegations "reads like a court intrigue of the times of 200 years ago." The Countess' father was a "gentleman of the provinces," who brought the family to Rome when Cesarina was 15. The family moved in the "highest social circles."
It was a ball where Cesarina first met King Umberto. A "few days later the intrigue began." A gentleman of the court sent for the young girl, knowing that her family sought a position for her brother in the royal household. He inquired about the family's interest, and by "wily methods finally brought the King and the girl together without her parents knowing of it."
After Cesarina gave birth to the king's son, "royal influence induced her family to make no scandal." After her father died poor, King Umberto "provided for the family," and arranged for Cesarina to marry Count Hercolani. The count died not long after, "leaving the Countess in poor circumstances." She asked Victor Emanuel for help, but after he refused, the countess filed suit.

Royal engagement

2009-12-28T07:26:00.002-05:00

This morning King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie announced the engagement of their second son, Prince Nikolaos, to Tatiana Blatnik.
Prince Nikolaos, 40, and Miss Blatnik have been a couple for some years. No date has been announced for the wedding.

http://www.greekroyalfamily.org/index.cfm?get=news&show=releases&ItemID=246

Prince Antonio de Bourbon-Orleans

2009-12-23T17:49:00.003-05:00

The comment about Prince Antonio's renunciation of his Spanish titles made me want to see if there were earlier articles about Antonio in 1919.

On September 9 a Reuter dispatch provided information about reports in the Spanish newspapers: "The papers state that Prince Antonio of Orleans, Infante of Spain, who married Infanta Eulalia of Spain, and whose affairs, by order of the King of Spain, had been placed in the hands of a trustee, escaped on Sunday by motor-car in the direction of Portugal. It is believed that he intends to make for Italy." This Reuter report was published in The Times (London) on September 10.

September 11 - Special Cable to the New York Times, which reports that the Duke of Galliera has arrived in Italy. "The Infante Antonio Bourbon d'Orleans, who has escaped from Madrid to Italy, is very well known here, being Duke of Galliera." As duke, Antonio owned "an immense estate" that stretched between Bologna and Ferrara. It was said that "his possessions are so vast that it is often said he could never visit them all."
For a time, Antonio lived in the "ancestral palace of Galliera," but "owing to his excessive prodigality, especially when living in Paris," he was "compelled to live in Madrid," on order of King Alfonso, who was "appointed administrator of his possessions in Italy."
Antonio has now said that he is "the rightful heir to the property." He chose to escape from Madrid and "prove his title as Duke of Galliera, recognized by royal decree since 1895."

On September 14, according to The Times' correspondent, Prince Antonio, after spending five days in Lisbon, "left on board a vessel specially freighted for London."
A report on December 1 recorded an announcement in the Spanish newspaper El Sol that "the Infante Antonio of Orleans, by an Act of Renunciation bearing yesterday's date, has renounced his title of Infante of Spain and all the privileges pertaining thereto. He also renounces at the same time his Spanish nationality as well, as all his family ties with the Spanish Royal House. The document is witnessed by two Italian personages of high standing." The original dispatch by filed by Reuter, and published 0n December 2, 1919.
A similar AP story, also filed on December 1 (and published in numerous US newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times) states largely the same thing. "El Sol announces today the Infante Antonio of Bourbon-Orleans, by acknowledgement signed November 30 renounced his title as infante of Spain and the privileges attached to the title.
" The newspaper adds that he also relinquished his Spanish nationality and severed family ties with the Spanish royal family."
The Chicago Daily Tribune published a similar story, also datelined December 1, but the source is the French news agency, Havas, which also quoted the Spanish newspaper, El Sol. The Havas report also included information about King Alfonso acting as guardian for Antonio's Italian estate, "owing to the alleged prodigality of the infante."

Soviets free 22 titled Poles

2009-12-23T11:36:00.002-05:00

December 22, 1939

Prince Januscz Radziwill and 21 other members of the Radziwill family have been released by the Soviets and allowed to return to Warsaw, reports the Associated Press. Their release came about after an intervention from King Victor Emanuele and Queen Elena of Italy.
When the war broke out earlier this year, Prince Janusz was living at his estate in Wolhynia, which "he converted to a hospital and refugee home."
The prince and his family were arrested by the Soviets after they had seized eastern Poland. There were rumors that the prince had been shot.
Most of the women and children were taken to Shepetovka. One of the women was Prince Janusz's daughter, Christina, whose husband, Count Joseph Potocki, served on the Polish embassy staff in London for three years.
Prince Janusz was taken to Moscow, and other male members of the family were sent to other towns in the Soviet Union. The women members of the family had to live "eight in a room," but they spoke with no bitterness after their return to Warsaw.
Princess Marie Louise, the "venerable" 78-year-old grand dame of the family, a great-granddaughter of Catherine the Great, observed "it is better to read about history than to experience it."
Prince Janusz and his wife, the former Princess Anna Lubomirski, have four children, Edmund, Christina, Ludwik and Stanislaw.

Princess Hans is shot

2009-12-23T11:19:00.002-05:00

Deecmber 23, 1919

Princess Hans von Ratibor, the wife of Prince von Ratibor, "while motoring today in Breslau, was shot in the arm by a would-be assailant," the New York Times reports in a dispatch from Berlin.
The alleged assailant escaped.
Princess Hans, 21, is the former Princess Marie Gabriele zu Windisch-Graetz. She married Prince Hans in January 1918.

The Duke of Galliera says he will become an Italian citizen

2009-12-23T10:54:00.004-05:00

December 23, 1919

Prince Antonio de Bourbon-Orléans, who recently renounced his title - Infant of Spain and "his privileges of royalty, has given an interview to an Italian newspaper, where he announced that he would become an Italian citizen.
According to the report in the New York Times, Antonio said that "his interdiction by the Spanish court was the result of a plot to confiscate his property." He says that his daughter-in-law, Princess Beatrice, was behind this plot, and had "influence with his nephew, King Alfonso of Spain."
Prince Antonio, who is married to Infanta Eulalia of Spain, told the reporter that "I was watched constantly, and intercepted correspondence prevented me from withdrawing money from the banks." He also said that the King's "promises were never fulfilled."
"The real object was that the court wanted to take possession of my fortune in order to pay heavy debts." He claimed that Senator Ortega "succeeded in having a court administrator named in France for my property, from which he received large sums which were never accounted for. He then came to Italy with an order from King Alfonso to withdraw sums due me and to carry them in the diplomatic pouch to Spain."
Antonio added that the Italian court did not recognize "the validity of the order."
Last May, Prince Antonio said he was "informed that a decree was published by the King of Spain interdicting me was told that Alfonso wanted me to go to Madrid."
Prince Antonio did return, "accompanied by two Spanish officers." He was "immediately summoned" by the king, who inquired about his health. "It had even been said that I was smoking opium and using morphine. This is all nonsense, because I have never tried to find any artificial paradises."
He also said that King Alfonso "promised to arrange things, as soon as reports could be received from Italy." The king appointed Orega Moreyon as Antonio's "custodian."
"I've been accused of prodigality. I think they should ask my nephew, the King of Spain, if the 40,000,000 pesetas he takes yearly for his civil list is too little to satisfy the debts he incurs."
He added the Premier of Spain "might speak on this subject about the credits of his to the King amounting to 30,000,000 pesetas."
Antonio claimed that he was forced to "sign a power of attorney, but I escaped from Spain in time and checked their manoeuvres. My interdiction was granted at the request of my children, instigated by my daughter-in-law, Princess Beatrice. You certainly know what her conduct has been at the Spanish Court. The scandal reached such a point that when the Queen of Spain returned to Madrid Princess Beatrice was invited to go abroad. In matters of that sort journeys abroad are still in vogue at the Spanish Court."

Note: the article refers to the Prince as Alfonso, his name was Antonio.

Everyone for Wagner

2009-12-22T21:21:00.004-05:00

In Bayreuth, 1937

Duchess Woizlawa of Meckenburg-Schwerin, Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, Duke and Duchess Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia, Princess Cecilie of Prussia, the Crown Princess and Crown Prince of Denmark and DuchessThyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Queen Alexandrine, Grand Duke Franz Friedrich and Crown Princess Cecilie were siblings. This may have been on the last occasions where all three siblings were together. In 1940, German troops invaded and occupied the country until 1945, following the Allied liberation.

On November 17, 1945, Friedrich Franz died at age 62, eight days after the members of the Royal Air Force's Security group arrested the elderly Grand Duke as a fugitive Nazi. He died in a Flensburg hospital, following an operation. His elder son, Friedrich Franz, was also a member of the Nazi party.

Gala for Ingrid and Frederik's wedding

2009-12-22T21:14:00.003-05:00

Now this is a grand gathering of royals for the wedding of Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark in 1935

The Prussia Royal Family in 1867

2009-12-22T21:01:00.002-05:00

A family group certainly filled with tension and discourse:

The Prussian Royal Family in 1867:

Kaiser Wilhelm I and the Kaiserin Auguste, Crown Prince Friedrich and Crown Princess Victoria and their children, Wilhelm, Charlotte, Heinrich and Viktoria, and Dowager Queen Elisabeth, the widow of Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia.

Queen Elizabeth's Speech on BBC America

2009-12-22T15:43:00.003-05:00

Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Day speech will be shown at 12:30 p.m., Eastern Time on BBC America. My cable company also has BBC World News, the 24 hour news channel, which may also show the speech.
(My cable company, Cox, just added the BBC America HD channel.)
I called BBC America's press office in New York City, and got the answer from the head of the press department.)

Princess who sued Lord Rothermere arrives in US

2009-12-22T12:06:00.002-05:00

December 22, 1939

Princess Stephanie of Hohenlohen-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst arrived today in New York. The Associated Press reports that the princess, who traveled under the name Mrs. M. Waldenburg, arrived on board the Holland-America liner Veendam.

The princess, a Hungarian national, recently lost a breach contact suit against British press baron, Lord Rothermere. In her court action, the princess "contended that she arranged a conference between Rothermere and Adolf Hitler."

The princess arrived with 106 pieces of luggage. She told reporters that she came to the United States for a "rest," and intended to travel to Nassau in the Bahamas.

Grand Duchess Kira in New York

2009-12-22T11:56:00.004-05:00

December 22, 1929

Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia arrived today in New York from Washington, D.C. The Grand Duchess, who is the second daughter of Grand Duke Kirill and Grand Duchess Victoria, will be a guest at a dinner, which Mr. and Mrs. William Jay Shieffelin give at their home. Afterward, the hosts and their guests will head to the Colony Club for a dance hosted by Mrs. Shieffelin's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hennen Morris. The couple's daughter, Miss Alice Vanderbilt Morris 2nd, will be introduced to society.
The Grand Duchess, earlier today, attended the Bagby musicale, and was the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Princess Enrico Rusipoli.

Dowager Princess of Monaco has died

2009-12-22T11:34:00.004-05:00

December 22, 1925

The Associated Press is reporting the death of the Dowager Princess of Monaco. The former Marie Alice Heine died suddenly today in Paris.
The daughter of a New Orleans banker, Alice Heine was born on February 10, 1858. She married the 7th Duke of Richelieu in 1875. He died in 1880.
After his death, Alice married in 1889 to Prince Albert I of Monaco. The new Princess of Monaco sought to establish the principality as a cultural center. Her marriage was not happy one, and in 1902, the couple separated officially, but were never divorced.
Marie Alice was born at 900 Rue Royale in New Orleans' French Quarter. Her French-born father Michael came from a prominent German banking family. He was also a cousin of the German writer, Heinrich Hesse. Her mother, Marie-Amelie Miltenberger, was the daughter of a New Orleans architect.
The Dowager Princess is survived by her son, Armand, the 8th Duke of Richelieu.

Toselli gives concert

2009-12-22T11:23:00.003-05:00

December 22, 1907

Enrico Toselli, the music master, gave his first concert tonight since his marriage to the former Crown Princess of Saxony, reports the New York Times. The hall was "crowded and reached a climax," when Toselli's wife, the Countess of Montignoso, elegantly costumed, entered, taking a conspicuous place among the audience."
At first the reaction from the audience was cold, but "soon the audience began to show appreciation and applauded him liberally." The Countess appeared to be pleased, each time her husband was called out for more applause.
None of the Milan's aristocracy were present for the concert.

Monaco's succession law

2009-12-22T08:42:00.005-05:00

Until 2002, Monaco's succession law was not entirely based on male primogeniture. The succession is defined in Article 10 in Monaco's Constitution, which limited the succession to the reigning Prince's descendants. This law excluded collateral lines, including Prince Rainier's older sister, Princess Antoinette, and her children. The Sovereign Prince was also permitted to adopt an heir, after he reached the age of 50. This was done in order for Rainier's mother, Charlotte, who was the illegitimate daughter of Prince Louis
Prince Louis, who was the son of Prince Albert, did not have any legitimate issue. But because there was a fear that Monaco could fall into German hands -- the next possible heir was the Duke of Urach -- legislation was effected to allow Louis to adopt Charlotte so she and her descendants could have succession rights.
Charlotte was declared heir apparent after her father succeeded to the throne in 1922. In 1944, she ceded her rights to her son Rainier.
Prince Rainier and his wife, the American movie star, Grace Kelly, were the parents of three children, Caroline, Albert and Stephanie. Under the old succession law, Caroline and Stephanie and their legitimate descendants, had succession rights only during their father's lifetime. Succession was limited to the direct or adopted heirs.
The new Constitution of 2002 amended Article 10. The clause about adoption was removed, and succession to the throne is now male primogeniture and limited to the Sovereign Prince and his siblings and their descendants. If the Sovereign Prince dies without legitimate heirs, the throne will pass to the descendants of his siblings. Thus, when Albert II dies, his sisters and their legitimate (or legitimated) descendants remain can inherit.
Prince Albert's two natural children, Jazmin Grimaldi, and Alexandre Costa, have no rights to the throne. Princess Antoinette and her descendants are also now excluded from the succession but the Constitution does include a clause that would allow for a Prince to be named from a descendant of a previous Sovereign Prince.
The current line of succession: Princess Caroline, Andrea, Pierre and Charlotte Casiraghi, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess Stephanie and her two older children. Louis and Pauline Ducret. The two children were born before Stephanie married their father, Daniel, but were legitimated at the time of the marriage. Her youngest daughter, Camille, is not eligible for the throne because she is illegitimate.
Heirs must be born Monegasque citizens in order to succeed, but being Roman Catholic is not a requirement. Princess Alexandra of Hanover is Lutheran.
Should Caroline succeed her brother, her children and her sister and her sister's children remain eligible. But if Caroline dies before her brother, and Andrea succeeds Albert, Princess Stephanie and her descendants cease to be heirs. The succession will be limited to Andrea and his siblings and their eligible descendants.

Another lovely family group

2009-12-21T22:57:00.002-05:00

Here is another one of those superb family groups: Crown Princess Cecilie visiting her Mecklenburg-Schwerin relatives.

Back row: Hereditary Grand Duke Franz Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and Duke Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Front row: The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess Thyra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Crown Princess Cecilie, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin holding her youngest child, Duchess Anastasia, and Prince Wilhelm of Prussia. This photo was taken in late 1924, early 1925 as Anastasia was born in November 1923.

Prince Dedo's funeral

2009-12-21T20:38:00.004-05:00

The funeral of Prince Dedo of Saxony took place today in Sigmaringen. Dedo, who died on December 6, was 86 years old.
The original plan was for Dedo's burial to take place in the Royal Chapel in Dresden, but the plans were scuppered after it was learned that Dedo's wish was to be cremated.
Instead, Rüdiger Prinz von Sachsen brought the urn carrying his uncle's ashes to the chapel at Schloss Sigmaringen. In 1945, Prince Dedo, after fleeing from his home, Schloss Morizburg, found refuge with the Prince of Hohenzollern and his family.
The prince's urn was placed next to his brother, Prince Gero's urn, in an alcove in the chapel. Prince Gero died in 2003.
The twelve mourners included Rüdiger and his three sons, Daniel, Arne and Nils, who was accompanied by his wife, Jedida, and their young son, Moritz. Hereditary Prince Karl Friedrich of Hohenzollern and his cousin, Prince Ferfied also attended. Karl Friedrich, a jazz musician, played "Lady Be Good," during the funeral service.
The head of the house of Saxony, Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, did not attend the funeral. The 83-year-old Margrave lives in Switzerland. He called his cousin's cremation "a sin." The Roman Catholic priest, at the end of his homily, also commented on Dedo's decision to be cremated. Referring to the urn, the priest said: "It is a pity that we have so little before us."
Prince Dedo was the eldest of three sons of the late Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony and Princess Sophie of Luxembourg. He was the eldest of King Friedrich August III of Saxony's grandchildren.
In the 1950s, Prince Dedo and Prince Gero became Irish nationals and took the name Saxony. They emigrated to Picton, Ontario, where they lived for many years. During the cold winter months, the two brothers would travel to Sebring, Florida.
Prince Dedo never married, nor did he have any children. Several genealogies have listed Maria Christina von Sachsen, born October 16, 1956 as his natural daughter. This is a mistake. Maria Christina is the illegitimate daughter of Dedo's first cousin, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, sister of the Margrave of Meissen.

All that snow has made us tired

2009-12-19T22:01:00.004-05:00

It has been an exhausting day watching all that snow fall. Lots of snow. Tomorrow we will watch from the window as Mom starts to dig out and find our car. Mom paid a neighbor's teenage son to dig out ... and mom kindly shared our snow shovel with other residents of our condo ... total strangers. Mom said where she lived, and leave the shovel by the frog outside the door. It's there now, having been used by about a dozen or so residents of Victoria Crossings. We think our Mom went to the Pet store this afternoon and got our Christmas presents. Our stockings were empty this morning, and now they are full.

up to 20 inches

2009-12-19T20:20:00.003-05:00

Ahh the classic Noreaster. 20 inches of snow. The first photo shows my balcony and the Christmas lights. The second photo is of my balcony. My table looks like a mushroom with short legs. The third photo - artistic - snow outside. The final photo is an outside shot . The snow started 24 hours ago, and continues. Tomorrow will be the great adventure: find my car under all the snow.

Oh the weather outside is frightful

2009-12-19T15:47:00.006-05:00

Really. I went out about an hour ago, and measured the snow -- 17 inches, and rising. Largely everything here in Northern Virginia and D.C., is closed. (Open a window, and you can hear the screams of the retailers.) This is a biggie snowstorm. It will take days to dig out. Everything cancelled tomorrow, too, including my church's services (and caroling in the evening.) I hope this is it for the winter.

A few foreign tidbits

2009-12-18T12:16:00.003-05:00

December 18, 1887

In its Current Foreign Topics column, the New York Times has several royal related news for today. In Potsdam, Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia "is seriously ill with gastric fever." The Crown Prince of Prussia, who is in San Remo, "took a long walk today," and was accompanied by his younger son, Henry, and his brother-in-law, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Mrs. Kingsland scorns her title

2009-12-18T11:56:00.003-05:00

December 18, 1937

Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Kingsland "used to be very much in the social news of Paris," according to the Chicago Daily Tribune's Paris correspondent. The couple have resided for the the past few years in the United States but are now "on a short visit" to Paris and "will be much entertained" by friends.
Mrs. Kingsland is the former Princess Marie Louise d'Orleans, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Vendome. The Duchess of Vendome is the sister of the late King Albert of the Belgians. Princess Marie Louise, who eschews her royal titles and is "delighted to be simply Mrs. Walter Kingsland."
Her parents opposed to marriage to Walter Kingsland Her brother, the Duke de Nemours has also married an American, the former Peggy Watson of Washington, D.C., and Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Kingsland will remain in Paris for the next few days, and then will travel to Pau, near Biarritz to spend Christmas with Mr. Kingsland's brothers, Harold and Arthur, who "more or less reside there."
The Kingslands were married in Chichester, West Sussex, on December 12, 1928. The couple have no children. Marie Louise's first marriage to Prince Philippe of Bourbon-Two Siciles ended in divorce in 1925. They had one son, Prince Gaetano, who was born in 1917.
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