Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1935. THE ROYAL WEDDING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 21, 6 November 1935, Page 4

Ashburton Guardian Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1935. THE ROYAL WEDDING

The fact that the marriage of the Duke of Gloucester to-day will not be accompanied by the splendid pageantry usually associated with such occasions, so far from diminishing the public interest, intensifies the depth of the feeling with which the .whole Empire extends its congratulations and good wishes. The death of the Duke of Buccleuch shortly after the engagement was announced invested the Royal romance with a tragic atmosphere that evoked the hope that the happiness of her marriage may soften the blow to Lady Alice. The vitally human interest that attaches to the wedding of the King’s third son arises from the affection in which His Majesty is regarded by ail his subjects. , f n his public activities, King George has discharged the duties of his exalted station in a manner not equalled by even his most illustrious predecessors. While a strictly constitutional monarch he has been characterised by a broad and practical sympathy with, acd knowledge of, his people that has united the allegiance of the Empire.to the Throne with a personal regard that is without precedent or equal in the whole world. His sons have proved themselves worthy of their sire. Their Majesties and their children are each known as a man or woman taking his or her broadening place in affairs, domestic, social, national; and the gain is great both for citizen consciousness and for the Imperial spirit as a whole. Though his active career in the Army has not allowed the Duke of Gloucester to take such a prominent part m public life of the people, as his brothers have done, he is animated —as New Zealanders learned during his recent visit to this Dominion —bv the same high ideals of royal dignity and royal duty. The close association of the House of Windsor with the people finds fitting expression in the present marriage. The union with a member of an ancient Scottish family will strengthen the existing bonds between Ruler and subjects. It is proved as a pure love match without international considerations, and as such is the occasion of particularly warm good wishes throughout the Empire.