INFANT PRINCESS
NAMES SELECTED . CHOICE OF MARGARET ROSE CHRISTENING' NEXT MONTH lUoited Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) London, September 22. Official: The names chosen for the Duke and Duchess of York’s infant daughter-are Margaret Rose. She will be christened in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace in October. Margaret is an old Scottish Royal name, and is a pleasant reminder'that the little Princess is a daughter of Scotland. It has'also been the family name of tho Strathmores for five centuries. One of tho Duchess's own names is a variant (Marguerite). while Rose is the name of the Duchess’s beautiful sister, Lady Rose Leveson-Gower,. who was one of the first visitors to see the baby. It is expected that the Prince of Wales will be one of the godfathers.
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Southland Times, Issue 21196, 24 September 1930, Page 5
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126INFANT PRINCESS Southland Times, Issue 21196, 24 September 1930, Page 5
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