ENGAGED TO PRINCE BIRA FOR THREE YEARS

Northern Advocate, 11 January 1938, Page 8

ENGAGED TO PRINCE BIRA FOR THREE YEARS

Miss Ceril Heycock, the 21-year-old London art student who is to marry Prince Bira of Siam, the racing motorist, told the “Sunday Despatch” that she had been unofficially engaged to the Prince for more than three years.

“We didn’t want people to know about it till we were quite sure,” she said.

“Prince Bira left for Siam last month to get the necessary consent. The cable telling us it has been given only came.

“The Prince will probably return to London in January, but no dates have been fixed yet for the wedding. “We have been in love a long time, and became unofficially engaged more than three years ago

when I was 17 and the Prince 18.

“Actually we have known each other ages,” she continued, twisting her large diamond solitaire engagement ring. “You see, Prince Bira was at Eton with‘ my brother Raworth. “They are the same age and we were in the same house. So naturally v/e saw a lot of each other during the holidays—parties, picnics, and so on. ■‘l expect we shall both visit Siam together, but at present we intend living in London, and are looking for a house now. “We have lots of interests we share such as art. Then there is also his motor racing. I’ve watched him several times at Brooklands, but will not try to make him give it up now.”