PRINCESS ILYINSKY
THE BIRTH OF A SON. IN LINE FOR RUSSIAN THRONE. (Fre.s Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.; LONDON, January 28. (Received Jan. 29, at 6.5 p.n .. Princess Anna Ilyinsky, wife of Grand Duke Dmitri, who is the titular Czar and head of the Russian Imperial family, has given birth to a son in London. The Princess is a daughter of Mr John Emery, the American millionaire leather king. As there is no issue of another Grand Duke in direct succession, the Ilyinsky 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 the bride could not become Grand Duchess, but was given the courtesy title of princess. She is popular in London society, and a first-class horsewoman. —A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20319, 30 January 1928, Page 8
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