The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-08
THRONE WOULD ROCK
Should Royal Scandal Occur
That Threatens.
WALES SHAMELESS WAYS
Likely to Drive the Princess to
Seek Legal Separation.
WALES SHAMELESS WAYS

the journal says; The enhancement
of the Prince and Princess of Wales
has reached a point which causes grave
alarm amoung the royal family, the no.
bility and the conservative classes of
England.
1t would be no exageration to say that
a scandal threatens the royal family snch
as has been unknown in the reign of
Queen Victoria and is only PARALLEL in
the times Of the shameless Georges.
The throne is at present not strong
CROUCH to stand the shock of such a scan
dal, and that is why the present situation
causes such profound apprehension TO all
who are concerned in maintaining the es-
tablished order Of things.
The Prince and Princess have practi-
cally separated. She went to Copenhagen
two months ago without giving any warn
ing to her husband, and shows no inten-
ton of returning.
BY some the Princess conduct is at
tributed to excentricity verging on insan-
ity, but it is really well known to all who
have any familiarity with court matters
that she is utterly Disguised by her hus-
bands continued neglect Of her and his
absorption in the most frivolous pleas
ures.
The Sunday Journals correspondent is
in a position to state, moreover, that it
the Princes devotion 10 Mrs. George KEEP
pei, the latest of his social favorites,
which has finally caused the Princess to
lose all patience. That the heir to Eng
lands throne,a man of flfty-five years Of
age and a grandfather, should be- con-
stantly dancing attendance on a young
married woman appears to the Princess
irtolerable.
The Princess has certainly had occasion
to be Jealous before now. 1t is only neces-
sary to recall the names of the Countess
of Warwick, Mrs. Langtry and Mrs.
Brown Potter to prove this. But appar-
entity Mrs. Keppel marke the limit to the
Princess patience.
The truth is that a complete formal sep
aration between the Prince and Princess
is now threatened. This would consd-
tute scandal Of the greatest magnitude
The Princess Is a woman of such admir-
able character and so universally respect
ed that a. great body Of public opinion
would never pardon the Prince for giving
cause for a separation, in spite of the
great popularity which he has always en-
joyed.
Every effort will be made by the rela-
tives of both parties to avert this formal
separation and it is possible that they will
be successful, but the mere fact that it Is
threatened causes a sensation.
The Prince himself desires to avoid a
separation. as his conduct hPas always
been controlled by common sense, but he
IS so stepped in self-indulgence and so
tied to frivolous pleasures that he has not
The mortI courage to make an earnest et-
fort TO extricate himself from his predic-
ament
The Princess is now living with her
family. lat Bernstorff, near Copenhagen,
while the Prince is enjoying the society
OF Mrs. George Keppel and gay little
marty at Duntreath Castle, in Scotland
An incident which occurred in April Of
this year first gave warning OF the
trouble. The Princess was at the time IN
italy, having stopped there on a voyage
10 visit her brother, the King Of Greece
al Athens She was travelling in the roy
al Yacht Osborne. and was accompanied
bv her two daughters, Princess Christian
of Denmark and Princess Victoria of
Wales.
The Prince had stopped off at Monte
Carlo to indulge in one of his favorite lit
tlA games. but was expected 10 rejoin his
family later. Suddenly, al Civita Necchia,
the mort of Rome. the Princess left her
family and the yacht, and went off with
only one maid to stay with her family at
Copenhagen. The Prince did not worry
hut prolonged his stay at Monte Carlo
The lame explanation was made that
the Princess had to go to Copenhagen to
comfort her father. the King Of Den
mark. who had lost his wife some six
months before This of course, was no
reason why a wife should leave her hus-
band without notice and disarrange their
common plans.
The friends of the Prince made the Gu
riously cynical comment that the Princess
was growing extremely eccentric and
pious." She stayed with her father at Co.
penhagen until late in the summer. While
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race meetings and disported himself in
the company of his boon companions. par
ticularly his latest one. Mrs. George KEEP
pei.
The Princess returned to England for a
short time and appeared once or twice in
the company Of her husband on state oc-
casions. but there was no reason 10 be-
lieve that there was any real reconcllia-
ton between them.
lille the Princess was still in England,
the Prince went on most OF his iunketings
alone. He took his wife TO the opening
of hospitals and similar entertainments.
but he did not take her TO the races 1t
was during this period that the now cell
ebrated episode Of the Goodwood races oc-
CURED. These races are a very fashion
able event and the cEnrse is on the pri-
waite property Of the Duke Of Richmond
and Gordon. Ever since the Prince came
OF age he has been the guest Of the Duke
at Goodwood during the races. This year
the Duke invited the Prince and Princess.
as usual but TO his horror the invitation
was declined.
The refusal 81 the Prince was owing 10
the objection of the Duke - receive Mrs.
George Keppel The Duke wrote q warm
letter Of protest 10 the Prince, and Queen
Victoria Joined in censuring her son.
To complete the Dukes humiliation, the
Prince accepted an Invitation from Mr..
and Mrs. Willie James to stay at their
house. West Dean Park, near Goodwood
Mrs George Keppel was in their party.
The Princess Of Whales was not. She
preferred to stay al home and spend her