Wanted—Some Irreproachable Princes.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue II, 12 January 1901, Page 60

Wanted—Some Irreproachable Princes.

There is nothing that the Queen so much dislikes asanythinginthe nature of domestic scandals in her family, -and the formal separation that lias just taken place between her granddaughter. Princess Aribert of Anhalt, and Prince Aribert has not a little distressed her, particularly as the princess will in future reside in England, where, doubtless, she will continue to display that spirit of independence which lias caused so much comment nt the German Court. It is understood that the marriage of Princess Alice of Albany is on the tapis, but before the Queen will give her consent to the betrothal 'of any of her other granddaughters she hns determined, it is said, to make as sure as possible that the voting conples are thoroughly in earnest, and that the characters of her future grandsons-in-law will boar the

strictest investigation. At present she has n>j less than three graud-daugh ters whose matrimonial affairs may be said to be more or less muddied, aud to this number she has no intention of adding if strict caution will avert this contingency. But our princesses do not take kindly to model German princes.