A ROYAL SCAPEGRACE.
PJttNCE GEORGE OIF SERBIA. DEPRIVED OF PRIVILEGES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. «ecd. 5.5 p.m.) BELGRADE. Aug. 19. The. Yugoslav Government has decided to strip Prince George, elder brother of the reigning King Alexander, of all privileges of the Royal House. He has been prohibited from entering fae Eoyal prop- ■ ertiec. . Prince George, who abdicated his rights of. succession to the Throne in 1909, returned recently from abroad, and has been fusing trouble. He claims to be tho direct heir "of the Throne ;as King Alex.r acder, who only recently married, has not a son. Prince George complains in the .newspapers thai the allowance the Governwent grants him is insufficient for his exalted station. The Government replies that his income is sufficiently liberal, and Prince George's behaviour is not what is to bo expected of a Eoyal Prince. TheGovmnnent warns him that if he Persists in his present course it will be compelled U> take action against him. Prince George 'na& replied that he will not be intimidated, and demands to knew what provision his father, King Peter, made for him. It is rumoured that King Peter's will disappeared after his death.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18174, 21 August 1922, Page 7
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195A ROYAL SCAPEGRACE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18174, 21 August 1922, Page 7
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