The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01
MORGANAIIC UNIONS MANY
SClRCELT 4 ROTiI FiNiLI
N "a ROPE mas ESCAPED.
The Disclosure az klnR i.rppold's
Marriage iIas Revived Many stories
~ Them The Prescott Prince ~ ales
GsGartl /. Woman of Lower Rank.

Marriage iIas Revived Many stories
Of Them The Prescott Prince ~ Males
TgGarti 2 Woman Of Lower Rank.
IoNpON. April 10 A statement which
appeared In London magazine lately
has reused considerable discussion IN
England. II was to the effect that the
marriage 81 the present German Emperor
and Empress was a morganatiC alliance
because Of the Inferior rama q the latter,
and the ingenious writer suggested that
that being the case the crown Prince
could not legally inherit ti'e thrune.
A q matter II fact At the time 81 the
wedding Of the Kaiser and ksiserin many
old sticklers for pedigree throughout the
German Empire thought the bride hardly
good enough from an ancestral point of
view, but tire Emperor's grandfather
william ! gave his official CuhEcDt to the
/ match. which was solomnizsd with an due
attention 10 those details which are
I feature q the HohenzolleTn court. The
old Emperor Judged the match TO 30
suitable. and hts opinion was Endorsed
/ and accepted by all Europe. 10 il Ia twenty
nine years too late to get up a scandal ON
that score. However. since the news -
the late King II Belgium secret marriage
became public England has been hearing
stories Of morgAnatiC marriages Of royal
ties. and il Is not surprising that some one
should have concoCted this latest yarn
A real nor gsnatic marriage is Of course
( conducted With a certain amount II pri-
vacy. aud though in no cO;intIy In Europe
IL this system Of the acions Of The royal
/ family marrying beneath their u.nk
absolutely taboo II is always in strictest
privacy. and during the lives ~ the con
tracing parties IL il generally strcnuously
denied in official circles Arrangements
are made beforehand that the children
uf sJiCh un.1nz snail take only the moth
er's rank. should tho royal husband
desire later TO marry lady Of his own
rank tho previous union hecomes null
and void though the children are regarded
a. perfectly legitimate
There - scarcely a royal family IN
Europe that has not had a marriage ~
this description In recent years. Some
tisE,ss tho outside world knows ~ II only
~ gossip impossible 20 suhstantiate:
sometimes it Is recognized though
seldom mentioned fact. For instance.
10 Germany IL is believed by many people
that the Kaiser contracted morganatiC
marriage before he met the present I'm
press The woman In the case was a
star of tho Royal German Opera House.
Immediately tho affair leaked out the
usual strenuous denial was forthcoming
and his wedding with the Empress vas
hurried in consequence
Now IL seems that one ~ the younger
sons Of the Emperor has followed bis
fathers example and fallen in love with
a singer Ia this case she 10 English
Whistler the young Couple will gain the
royal consent 10 a morganAtic union be-
tween them IL doubtful
In England any member Of tho royal
family can marry out OF the purple pro-
vided he has not hitherto been to the
altar The late Duts Of CambridRe's
marriage with Mrs Fitzgerald was %
course q recognized AFFAIR A. IL
happened he never married afterward.
but had he done 50 his sons would have
held PRECISELY tho same position they do
at the present time
The romance Of the present Prince o.
Wales early youth il well known. though
courtesy forhids that il should ever be-
discussed OPENLY In England Whsn very
young the Prince met the daughter Of an
army officer and married her morganati-
cally She - sa.d 10 have had 20 idea of
HE rank when she became his wife Tie
VA. a very devoted hushnd 10 her for
some time. hut after interests Of state
demanded that he take a wife u bis own
rank he csased 70 see her az her earnest
request She - dead now. but the chill
dr-n % their UNION ara afsctiOnately 70
garded by the Prince and are IN charge
u competent ynrtilns
Il is said that King Edward has always
tcen very sympathetic over this early
lovo affair Of his son but as a rule hs has
small patience with any desire 90 Prince
or Princess o. marry outside ~ thair
royal CIRCLE. He - supposed 10 have been
vcry avorsa 10 tho marriage proposed
short time ago hetwreu lu Italian royalty
and an American girl and 10 IN known
that he frowu- upon the Affection II tho
pre''Iast and most attractive Df a.I tho
Engi N Princess for titled and ariS-
tocratic man who has heen 10 love with
her for years bat who 3 not near enough