The Washington times., 1905-06-11
WEDDING COMPLETES
TRUST OF THRONES
ALI the European Monarchs
Descend From James |.
FOOLISH ANCESTOR OF KINGS
With Sole Exception of Servia ana
Turkey, Continental Rulers Form
One Vast Family.

\LONDON. June 1o.-With the marriage
OF Princess Margaret of Connaught and
Oscar, eldest son of the Crown Prince Of
Sweden-he was the Crown Prince Of
Norway and Sweden until Wednesdays
revolt-this extraordinary thing VIII
happen:
Every European throne. except those
of Servia and Mohammedan Turkey,
will be occupied In fact or future by Q
direct descendant of foolish King James
of England.
This seems incredible, but the peda-
gree proves it.
Chain Is Completed.
With the two exceptions mentioned,
the only European kingdom or empire
not ruled over by king, kaiser. or con-
sort tracing his or her genealogy back
to the vacilIating Stuart Is that OF the
Scandinavian peninsula, where, thanks
70 Napoleon, the recent dynasty of the
Bernadottes is more or less established.
The approaching marriage viii compiets
the wonderful chain
One is accustomed to talk Of trusts.
but this Trust Of Sovereigns is surely
the most remarkable on record
Princess Margaret. Prince Gustav
5
and has bright, unaffected manners;
she Is thoroughly English. in all her
ideas and tastes, and the Duchess OF
Connaught has brought UP both her
daughters to care as much for outdoor
pursuits as she does herself Princess
Daisy will be much missed by her
family circle. especially by her younger
sister. Princess Patricia. the two hay-
,yr t,<ar
Collectors of Jewels.
The Princesses Margaret and Patricia
of Connaught are enthusiastic collectors
of gems They are great favorites OF
King Edward. and have been brought
up in delightfully."- simple fashion. as
the following story. told in the Ladys
Magazine, serves to snow:
An amusing story is told OF the Prir-
cess Patricia to the effect that one day,
when talking to certain major Who
was visiting her parents, she informed
him that she thought people were very
stupid who envied prIDcesses- She add
ed:
Many I know have very dull life.
and so should we, only nnotherkins says
that. as long as we remember we are
ladies, we may forget about being prirl-
cesSeS- After all. you Know, we are very
unimportant royalties.
Crathie Is Pleased.
The cement of Princess Margaret
has given pleasure to Queen Yictoria's
old neighbors at Crathie, near Balmeral.
in Scotland, who remember the Duke
OF Connaughts children from infancy.
A Crathie resident tells the British
Weekly that the village shop was often
besieged by these youthful royalties.
Princess Margaret, at the age Of four.
made her own purchases and paid for
them out of her own purse.
The lord chamberlain has authorized
the announcement that the marriage OF
her royal highness, the Princess Mar
garet Victoria Augusta Charlotte Noraf,
daughter Of their royal highnesses, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught and
Strathearn. with his royal highness, tha
Prince Oscar Frederick William Olaf
Gustavus Adolphus, Duke of Scania,
eldest son of their royal highnesses, the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess OF
Sweden and Norway is appointed to
take place at st. Georges Chapel Wind
sor Castle, or Thursday. June Is, next
This announcement may, however, be
modified In view OF recent entangle-
mentS.