The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
I,UCKIEST BHBY IN ENGbHND
WILL BE The RICHEST MnN
King Stands Sponsor for Son of the Enormously
Wealthy Duke of Westminster

father-by virtue of having become the
second husband of Lady Grosyenor, the
mother of the present Duke of Westmin-
ster. And few things seem more prob
able than that the present secretary of
state for Ireland will eventually become
prime minister. 1t is believed that the
next general election will result in the
overthrow of the present government and
the return of the Liberal party to power,
but everything seems to indicate that only
a short time will intervene before the
Conservatives take Office again. when it
is thought that Wyndham will be asked
to form ministry 1t is doubtful if
Chamberlain wants the premiership or
could get it if he did.
The little Earl Gresvenor has titled rel.
atives galore, too. The Duke of West
minister, it will be remembered. lost no
time after coming into his great Inherit
ance in marrying his childhood's sweet
heart, the beautiful "Shelagh'' Cornwallis
West, whose sister is Princess Henry of
Pless and whose brother married the for
mer Lady Randolph Churchill The
Countesses of ShafteSbury and Beau
champ are the new babys aunts, Lord
Stalbridge is his great-great uncle, and
he has besides his -great-grandmother. the
dowager duchess of Westminster. and his
grandmother, Lady Grosvenor, eleven
great-aunts and uncles and eight great
great aunts, all of them members of the
aristocracy
Inc romance of-the Duke of West
minister and "Shelagh' West was an M
usually pretty one. The old Duke of
westminster was, of course. violently op-
posed to their marriage despite the fact
tnat they had plighted their troth as boy
and girl. He sent the youthful Lord Bel
grave-who is year or two younger than
his wife-to the South African war in
order to separate him from his ladyloye
and also made a change in his will, de-
signed to prevent his grandson from com
ing into possession of any estates for five
years But, though it sounds like a
romance, this new will, sent to the old
duke on. the day. before his death. was
not signed by him, and SO there was moth
ing whatever to prevent his heir from
marrying Miss Cornwallis West as soon
as he got ready. The young couple were
somewhat disappointed when their first
child turned out to be girl. This was
Lady Ursula Grosvenor. who was born
in 1902.
perfect little service. thus King
Edward described the christening of the
infant Earl Grosvenor, in which his
majesty played SO prominent a part The
Chapel Royal, in which only the most
aristocratic christenings are held, is
rather gloomy place ordinarily but on
this occasion it was a mass of luxuriant
flowers among which white azaleas and
annunciation lilies predominated; while
the unwonted presence of the children
of the chapel royal in their long scarlet
Tudor coats, embroidered in red and gold,
made the scene an unusually picturesque
one.
The infant earl was christened Edward
George Hugh being named after his
sponsors, the king and the Right Hon.
George Wyndham, respectively The
third name, Hugh, is favorite one with
the Grosyenor family. During the cere-
mony the infant, who wore robe of the
finest white cashmere embroidered in
floss silk. was held in the arms of his
nurse and his lordship's behavior was
| most exemplary Ordinary water was
used in notwithstanding and the responses
were made simultaneously by the king as
| chief sponsor; Katharine Duchess of
Westminster, the baby's great-grand-
mother, and Mr.. w yndham. The king
who signed the register first, gave his
distinguished godson a large two-handled
and covered, chased and engraved silver
cup inscribed in block lettering with his
majestys autograph and the occasion
and date.