WILL KING WED?

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1936, Page 6

WILL KING WED?

INSURANCES rise. ON POSSIBLE EVENT. LONDON, July 10. Will the King he married before his coronation in May next year ? Authoritative circles in England are almost equally divided as to the possibilities. Some assert that the King lnisj no such intention, while others believe that he will R°>al bride very soon. : 'h/. ) ■ r The gossip has persisted to such an extent that the King’s 'marriage has become- a subject for Stock Exchange •-.gambling, resulting in a warning from ' the Government that only legitimate business risks can be dealt in. | That the insurance companies take the rumours very seriously is shown by the fact that they have, increased tho cost of insurance against* a Royal Redding from nine guineas per £.IOO to 30 guineas per £IOO. . t Lloyd’s action in raising the 'premium has intensified the gossip on the possibility of the King’s marriage, but it is unlikely that any official announcement will be made, one way or the other, until the period of Court mourning for King George expires i» October., Meanwhile thousands of tradesmen are preparing Coronation souveniis in pottery, silver, and other metals, g ass, tapestries, cloth, and photographs. Most of the articles being manufactured ‘will bear imprints of the King himself, and it is realised that should the King marry, these will have to be scrapped for other souvenirs' bearing resemblances of the King and Queen. Tradesmen dealing in these lmcs only are permitted to take out insurances, as it is considered that they alone take genuine risks. princesses Named. •„ .Talk of the prospective marriage, which recently faded to a faint whisper, again will revive, and several eligible princesses of Royal blood are mentioned as the prospective Queen of England. Despite the denial of her father that the whole story of engagement is "an invention, absolutely unfounded, and utterly untrue,” credence is given to the rumour by people in England and in Denmark, that Prncess Mexandrmo Louise, 21-year-old daughter of Prince Tin raid, will be the chosen Queen. Grecian Beauty. Society in Paris and other European centres,is whispering the name of Priffi ’cess Eugenie, cousin of the King 61 Greece. V They, say that her age; just 26, would be not too young and vet not too aclJvanced for the British ruler, f* They, point out that Princess Eugenic .Jifts stately beauty, and is a tall ghl> who is .neither, slim nor chubby, j Two young Greek princesses /are among the Royal girls spoken, of in Rome as possible brides. They Princesses Irene and Catherine, both long-time residents of Italy. Descendants of the Royal,,House of Denmark, both already 7 are connectort by marriage with the younger generation of the British Royal Family. Their cousin’, Princess Marina, married tho Duke of Kent. The Court, however, can say nothing, and the world-wide speculation seems' to be founded on premises apparently no more substantial than gossip.