TO WED COMMONER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20280, 14 April 1934, Page 1

TO WED COMMONER.

Prince Bertil of Sweden Makes Decision. STOCKHOLM, April 6. Prince Bertil, twenty-two, the third son of the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf, insists on renouncing his Royal rank so that he may marry Christina Brombeck, the daughter of a staff captain Miss Brcmbeck is an attractive, fair-haired girl of eighteen. The Crown Prince has repeatedly prevented a public announcement of the engagement, but Bertil now demands his own way. If the wedding takes place, Prince Bertil will be the fourth member of the Swedish Royal family to prefer romance to the duties and privileges of royalty. His elder brother, the second son of the Crown Prince, announced last month that he would marry Fraulein Erika Patzek, the daughter of a Berlin merchant. He went to London for that purpose, pursued by his cousin, who had orders to stop the wedding. His cousin, Lennart, lost the right of succession to the throne and the title of prince Wllen he married Mdlle Karin Nissvandt in 1932. Prince Lennart’s grand-uncle. Prince Oscar, married a commoner and lost the right of succession, although he received Royal consent to the marriage. Affairs of Swedish Royal House. CANNES, April 5. The love affairs of Sweden’s Royal house are being much discussed on the Riviera at the moment. Despite denials, it is believed that there is some solid foundation for reports that Princess Ingrid is engaged to Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark. The couple are frequently seen dining together here with the King of Sweden. It is believed that Princess Ingrid hafe brought about a reconciliation between her father and her brother, Sigvard. The latter, accompanied by his German film actress wife, whom he married at a London registry office last month, thereby forfeiting his Royal rights, has arrived by motor from Italy. The couple had lunch with the King of Sweden and Princess Ingrid.