WILL THE KING MARRY?

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18990, 15 April 1936, Page 12

WILL THE KING MARRY?

SPECULATION IN BRITAIN FOUR NAMES MENTIONED (From a Special Correspondent) (By Air Mail) LONDON, March 21. Ever since King Edward VIII asked Parliament, in voting I lie Civil List to take into account (he possible ‘'contingency'’ of his marriage there lias been lively speculation here as to whether he really intends to marry soon. Names of likely brides are already being discussed. Court circles are said to lie convinced that the King will choose an English bride. Here are five of the girls most frequently mentioned. Lady .Mary Grosvenor, 26-year-old daughter of (lie Duke of Westminster; keen huntswoman; experienced social worker; enthusiastic amateur cinematographer. Four years ago she went out to Konya to film wild animals. Lady Helena Fitzwilliam, 2'3-year-old daughter of Earl Fituwilliam ; popular ■‘woman with a charmed life” ; came unhurt out of a head-on smash oil the Great North road in 1930; escaped unhurt when her horse bolted at the lin Horse Show last August: badly thrown last November when out with the Quorn, but suffered no serious injury. Lady Anne Hope. 22-year-old daughter of the Marquess of Linlithgow. Viceroy Designate of India; tall, dark, a line rider; fine organiser of charity work; passionate dancer. 3 lie King will surely meet her when he goes to India next year for the Delhi Durbar. Lady Lattice Ashley-Cooper, 25-vear-old daughter of the Karl of Shaftesbury, England’s premier Earl ; keen rider to hounds: very popular. It, is perhaps not generally known that the King eannoL marry’ without, the consent of 615 of his subjects. When lie selects his Queen, her name must be submitted In the House of Commons. This is no mere formality. The law ox England demands that the Commons must approve of Hie woman the King chooses as his bride Any marriage that takes place without their consent is illegal. On the King's choice depends tile whole social life ol Britain during 1 1 is reign. Her personal tastes Will become Hie tastes of thousands of British women. Her inlluoneo, indirect though it will lie, will largely govern the morals, manners, and customs of the country. She will have the greatest, power of any woman in tin*, world.