RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY
PRINCE AND LEATHER XING'S DAUGHTER BIRTH OF A SON Press issociatioD—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 28. Princess Anna Ilyinsky, wife of Grand Duke Dmitri, who is the titular Tsar and head of the Russian Imperial family, has given birth to a son in London. The Princess is a daughter of Mr John Emory, the American millionaire leather king. As there is no issue of another Grand Duke in direct succession, the llynsky baby may some day bo claimed to be the legitimate heir to the Russian throne. Grand Duke Dmitri was exiled from Russia following the assassination of Rasputin. He worked as a wine agent in Paris for £5 weekly and was a clerk in New York prior to his brilliant wedding at Biarritz. According to the Russian royal code the marriage is morganatic, and tho bride could not be come a Grand Duchess, but was given the courtesy title of princess. She is popular in London society, and a firstclass horsewoman.
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Evening Star, Issue 19777, 30 January 1928, Page 5
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