The Bad Boy of Europe.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13432, 2 November 1907, Page 3 (Supplement)

The Bad Boy of Europe.

SERVIAN PRINCE'S VISIT TO a LONDON. London is at present entertaining one ,of the most interesting personalities in Europe—the Crown Prince ot toervia, formerly known as the. "Bad Boy oi Europe," and "His Highness the Hooligan." , Country cousins visiting the Tower of London "early in august their heads over the identity of the enthusiastic foreign-looking youth with clusecropped hair, prominent nose, and swarthy face, who wanted to fcee "everything"as quickly as possible. He wore a Panama hat, a lounge suit, and. brown boots, and might have passed for an ordinary foreign tourist, but for the fact that, the three men who accompanied him showed* him certain deference.

Little, did the visitors guess that he was ;the ..represeiiliativ* of that Karageorgevitch dynasty which again ascended the Servian; .throne after that terrible coup d'etat\ oi 'Alexander of Servia.'ahd Queen Draga were ruthlessly murdered at'v Belgrade. It was only 'natural that, the, Crown Prince, who is.now tverity -years of age, should,.visit the. Earl'p.,-• Court- Exhibition. He has become more subdued of late, and although he ,toqk. a childish delight in the water chute-which he. declared should be twice; as . insisted on his suite, being (photographed, hhn on picture postcards, he made a.' very favoiirable impression ' on several Servian geptlemen, .who are; not favourably disposed "towards the present dynasty; One of these..told..- an "Express".;'repre-' sentative that'; the young. Prince had".'undoubtely begun to ,recognise his responsibilitks. • Although as- restless as King Alfonso of Spain, and'still very excitable, he ha? a frank, simple manner, and a' capacity for enjoyments which Carouse a certain amount of admiration.: '