Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-11

HEIR TO CROWN POPULAR
Prince of Wales is Sought by Several
Communities.
THEY WANT HONOR OF PAGEANT
Chester aud Cornwall and Even scot
land WouId Like to he scene
of this HIstOrIe InvestI-
ture of Title.
BY LADY MARY MANwAR1NG

BY LADY MARY MANwARING.
LONDON. Sept 1O.-(special to the
Bee.)-The fact that the Prince of Wales
is to be invested with his historic title
within the principality has aroused Chester
and Cornwall. and the demand is insistent
that he shall be formerly invested as Duke
OF Cornwall and as Earl of Chester in the
city of Chester. Scotland may also ask
that some at least OF the Scottish titles
held by their heir to the throne shall bring
him to the north country for the ceremony.
Thus II is possible. might say, that his
royal highness may be the center of at
traction in series, OF historic pageants
The title of earl palatine Of Chester is one
of the oldest held by the heir to the throne
After Norman ruled as II was by earls for
hundred and siXty-seven years, and when
John the Scot died in 1897 without male
issue, the earldom was seized by the crown
King Henry III gave IT to his SON. Prince
Edward, on his marriage with Princess
Eleanor of CASTLE, and the new earl-the
| first of the royal ears of Chester-lnade
his public entry into his county palatne
and in its ancient metropolis received the
homage of officers and military tenants
scene in the recent Chester pageant
into the city on July II, 1856, and his being
welcomed with much respect and enthus-
iasm by a great coneourse of mobiles,
clergy, and citizens
VictOria's Private Opinion.
The question is already being discussed
as to what action his majesty will take
| in the matter Of private diaries and cor
| respondence Of his illustrious grandmother
for the long period of her widowhood A
tiny glimpse into these secrets has been
| permitted to us through the medium of
Lord Esher, who could not fail to come
| into contact with the later records of
Queen Victoria's life when he was engaged
In selecting for publication the letters OF
| her welded years. 1t has been assumed,
without doubt, but with much likelihood,
| that the king will sanction the preparation
OF supplementary volumes. giving for the
first time a reliable picture of the last
forty years of the great Victorian reign.
Biography of Edward VII.
| The gossips are disposed to predict the
future still more precisely by assuring the
public that his majesty will shortly sane
! ton the preparation of book containing
1 the letters OF his august and larnented
father On this point It may be as we'll to
say at this stage that no one Is In a posi-
| ton at present TO disclose the mind of
King George on the subject. 1t may be
stated with every confidence, however,
that his majesty will not authorize the
publication of volume having reference
to the life of the late king as prince OF
| Wales, and as prince of Wales only. There
| VIII be an official account of the life and
| correspondence OF the late king for the
whole Of his life, and not for portion of
| it only. From this it follows that there is
no likelihood whatever of anything being
done in this direction for the next ten
years. 1t may also be added-and the
point is important--that the late king did
not keep diary, even in outline.
CassePs MunifIcence.
Sir Ernest Cassel who has given the
magnificent sum OF 100000 to perpetuate
the memory of King Edward VII. was one
| OF his majestys oldest friends. He was one
OF the last to see his majesty before he
died, the object of his visit being to re-
| ceve certain instructions from King Ed
ward which he has already faithfully car
ried out. This money which he is now
presenting is not the first sum OF this mag
nltude he has given out of his private
purse. Eight years ago he gave a sum of
81. 900 for the erection of consumption
sanatorium and year later he gave 5000
coo for the investigation of diseases OF the
eye for the natives OF Egypt. His private
benefactions are countless. His fortune is
estimated at about $1OO.OOO,OOO and vet he
commenced life in a Liverpool office at
1915 week and has entirely himself to
thank for the magnificent fortune which he
has created.
Princess Mary a TypIst.
Princess Mary mas recently learned to
typewrite There are two women typists at
tached to the secretarial staff at MARI
borough house, one of whom, at the prin-
cess urgent request instructed her royal
highness in the arr of typlng.
The princess proved an apt pupil and de-
voted herself assiduousy to her work
that after a few weeks instruction and
practice she able to work typewriter
at quite fair rate OF speed Her royal
highness during her holidays at Balmoral
will assist in the tipping of some of the
more private correspondence OF King
George
The Princess also intends to learn short
hand, and is keenly looking forward TO
helping Queen Mary regularly with her
correspondence. when the royal family. set
tie at Buckingham palace. Princess Mary
is the first English royalty to have learned
typewriting and IL may be also noted thai
her royal hlghness was the first ROYALTY
TO open account at the Postoffice Savings
bank, which the princess did on her tenth
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