THE LATEST ROYAL ROMANCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13396, 26 January 1907, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE LATEST ROYAL ROMANCE.

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A PRINCE'S SACRIFICE. Prince Kiikiiwy.v or Bestufjm-Steixfuut j is the latest Royalty to supply the world I with art interesting romance. He is the I son of Prince Alexis, one of Germany's | proudest Princes and a hereditary memi ber of the House of Ixnds of Prussia. Ibi is also a, nephew of the Duchess of Albany ! and of the Queen-Mother of Holland. La.si I year, while taking the cure at Wiesbaden. I the Prince was introduced to the daughter of Herr Christain Langenfeld, a, retired '■■ tradesman of Cologne, who had, tit one time, been Hie Mayor of a small provincial town. Miss Lily Langenfeld is extremely beautiful, tall, graceful, and full of vivacity, and the Prince was immediately attracted to her. fully aware of the tremendous sacrifice lie would he called upon to make. Prince Kberwyn paid a fortnight's court to her and at the end of that period proposed marriage. At iirsl Heir Langenfekl, recognising the. social difference between the young couple, was storng in his opposition of the match, but he was conquered by the Prince's enthusiasm. A few days after the betrothal was made public to the utter astonishment of Berlin society. THK KAISKR'.S APPEAL. Prince Alexis warned his sou of the consequences which would undoubtedly resalt from the youth's marriage with the daughter of a commoner, but love triumphed over paternal solicitude. Then the Prince's relatives intervened, also without success. Finally the Kaiser himself implored the ardent lover to conclude the engagement, but, despite the Emperor's wtath, the youth remained obdurate. Then came a family gathering, and. in the midst of that solemn conclave, Prince Kberwyn renounced his birthright, taking a solemn oath never to dispute the right of his younger brother. Prince Victor, to take his place as hereditary Prince. With this renunciation the Prince seemed to throw- off most of his tares, and a. few days saw him and his future bride on their way to Kugland. After the necessary fortnight's residence the enthusiastic couple were married at the Hen-rietta-street registry office. Heie, in a. barely-furnished, room, with a long wooden table in the centre, surrounded by stuffed chairs, and with a wooden hat-rack in the comer—a most unromantic setting—this romantic marriage took place, and the Prince and Princess left immediately afterwards tor Cologne. ALL THK WORLD LOVKS A LOVER. The young Prince, who has thus renounced an income of over £10,000 a year and his Royal birthright "all for the love of a lady." is jijft. turned twenty-four. He is clean-shaven, fair-hnimi, and at boyish impetuosity, and he and his wife, who is only twenty-two, make an ideal couple. All the world is said to love a. lover." and that this time-worn proverb has a foundation in fact is evident, for already friends and relatives who opposed the marriage in the first instance are interceding with Prince Alexis to restore his eldest sou to favour, and, although the morganatic marriage precludes the young Princess from Royal recognition, to. at least, accept and welcome her as a. daughter-in-law. It is said that the Prince will receive an annual allowance sufficient to enable him to live the life, of a gentleman farmer. If this is so. there is no doubt that the lovers will be superlatively happy.