Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-27
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Spotlight on the Man Who May Sue
coed King Edward.

London, Dec. 26.-The alarmist ru-
mors circulated in London during the
past week or two in regard to the
health of King Edward have had the
effect of focusing public attention up
on his successor, who has suddenly
come in for an amount of public at
tention that must prove rather embar-
RAISING for one of his retiring dispo-
sition. The public seems suddenly to
have awakened to the fact that King
Edward is now we'll advanced in years
and that he is not at all likely to live
to the ripe old age attained by his
mother. At the same time there has
come a desire to learn more about the
future king, now the Prince of Wales.
Although the heir to the throne is now
close to forty-five years of age, the
most extraordinary ignorance prevails,
not only abroad, but even in England
concerning him. When a young man
Prince George, as he is always called,
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father and as consequence he did
not come in for much public notice.
In more recent years his retiring dis
position and quiet life have served
effectively to keep him out of the
limelight. Regarding his political
views and his tastes in other direc-
tions it may be said that the public
is in absolute ignorance.
Will Reign as George v.
George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of
Rothsay, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha and Duke of SaXony, Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Rem
frew and Killarney, Lord OF the Isles
and Great Steward of Scotland-that
is tie full name and list of titles OF
the man who, upon the death of King
Edward will become monarch of Great
Britain and Ireland under the title
OF George V.
The Prince of Wales is the second
son OF King Edward and Queen Alex
andla. His older brother, Prince AL
bert Victor. died inlS92, leaving Prince
George next in direct succession to
the throne. III ince George is known
as THE sailor rince." He was trained
Tor the navy, and his early love for
the water nas always remained with
him. In his early childhood he was
known as a mischievous boy, and it
was as much on account of his in
ability to control the royal youngster
as from any other reason that his faith
er decided to send him to sea.
Married May Of Teck.
Prince George married Princess
Victoria Mary of Teck, popularity
known as Princess May" in 1893.
The Princess is the granddaughter of
the first Duke of Cambridge, Queen
Victorias uncle, and is therefore re-
lated by blood, though not closely, TO
her royal husband, Her mother mar
ried the Duke of Teck and the Prin-
cess May, England's next queen, was
born in Kensington Palace in 1867.
Her girlhood was spent like that of
any other young woman of noble birth,
but owing to her close relations with
her second cousin the late Queen Vic
toria. with whom she was a prime
favorite, Princess May was more in the
: popular eye at an early age than any
/ other young women of the royal fam
2 lily.
Princess May was engaged to marry
; the Duke of Clarence, heir to the
throne when the latter died There
. was much public sorrow in England
! when the young Duke died not so much
on account of his death as because
it was thought that the Princess May
5 would not become queen. Her en-
gagement not long afterward to Prince
! George, brother Of her late fiance, met
| with general public approval.
) While not a beauty the Princess of
5 Wales is robust and healthy, and had
at the time of her marriage, beau
| tiful complexion. She is a devoted
l mother, and the delight of her life is
| in her six children, all of whom are
= bright, healthy scions of royalty.
4 Prince Never CANDLES.
S Unlike his father, the king, the
t Prince of Wales cares little for sport
' He never CANDLES. His only card
q game is whist He cares nothing at all
about horses and never has ridden tc
r hounds. For some of the tanner forms
| of sport and athletics he has consid
f cradle liking He is said to be one OF
t the best tennis players in England
e but his favorite diversion is fly fish
: ing. a sport that never has appealed
to King Edward, because it isn't ex
citing enough.
In his younger days Prince George
V was involved in several escapade'
# that reminded the public of his faith
e err at the same age. But since hi
r marriage he has led life entirely fire,