“SICK TO DEATH.”

Taranaki Daily News, 20 September 1924, Page 15

“SICK TO DEATH.”

PRINCE’S TORMENT. NERVOUS AND ILL. London, Aug. 31. There has been wide discussion of an American despatch purporting to describe an outburst by the Prince of Wales to a passenger on the Berengaria at 3 a.m. "Can you imagine the torment of having the eye of every person boring into you every second of the day?” the Prince is reported to have asked.

“[ hate this bunk. It is loathsome. I have to go through endless and meaningless ceremonies.

The editor of Th© People (Mt. Hannen Swaffer) issues an appeal to give the Prince a chance. He says that it is easy to understand the Southampton incident, when he refused to be photographed, even after 50 pressmen signed a round-robin asking him to appear on deck. He asserts that the Prince fled from Toquet and Deauville in order to avoid the curious crowds there.

The Prince appealed to the photographers, saying: “Please go away. I am sick to death. I can’t have on© day to myself.” Mr. Swaffer contrasts the Prince’s life with that of his grandfather, when the latter's frequent visits to the National Sporting Chib were not mentioned, and he could do anything ho liked without attention.

Constant photographing and paragraphing has got on the Prince’s nerves, and it is no wonder that he is looking nervous and over-strained. It is inconceivable that any human being can endure it much longer, says Mr. Swaffer.