Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
STRANGE LIFE OF GEORGE '.
England's New King Was Not
Reared to the Throne.

Reared to the Throne.
George v. brings to the throne Of
England a considerable experience OF
his own in the routine demands of pub
lie service made upon him as Prince Of
Wales, and he comes to the task OF
governing with ability, good personal
character and a serious sense of his
own responsibilities.
The new King is less democratic
than was his father and does not have
such an ardent love for sports. 1t has
been predicted, therefore, that after
his accession to the throne the court
gayety, which was always feature
during Edwards reign, will be less
marked 81
I It should not be forgotten, in consid-
ering the attributes of the new King.
that he was not brought up as the heir
to the crown. Chroniclers who we're
in position to know state that he
came to the honors and duties of heir
ship with no desire and with real re.
greet. He was % years old before he
became heir to the crown through the
death of his elder brother, Prince AL.
bert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Az
ondale.
Prior to that time he had been at lib
erty, as a mere second son of the then
Prince of Wales, the late King, to fol-
low in large degree his own inclina-
tions. Those inclinations were for a
quiet life. with little of pomp and pub
lie appearance. He loved the sea,
which he had actively followed since
he was IL years old, when he entered
the navy. As the Sailor prince he
was popular with Englishmen.
He wanted to live, unostentatiously
and to pursue his career in his own
way He had married, morganatical-
ly, woman whom he loved and who
loved him-a niece of Vice Admiral
Tryon of the British navy. who lost
his life in the Victoria CamperdownI
collision in the Mediterranean in 1893.
The wedding took place in the English
Church at Malta, and two children
We're born to the couple. e
Such was the situation Of Georges
life in January, 1892, when the Duke
of Clarence died. George found him
self heir to the throne, with vast du-
ties awaiting him. Immediately his
entire life was changed. He had to
give up the sea, he had to abandon his
retired life, he had to part from his
morganatic wife. The heir to the
throne of the British Empire faced
duties inconsistent with the life pos
sible to prince not in the direct line
of succession.
Men who were in position to know
declare that George renowned. his
quiet life as the sailor prince" with
regret so deep that 1t changed his
whole outlook on the world. 1t is GER
tain that after he became heir to the
throne he exhibited GOODNESS. a lack
of whole-hearted interest, a species Of
bored tolerance of life which had NOT
marked him before.
Not only was George, when he be
came heir, forced to take up the pub
lie duties Of the Duke of Clarence, but
he was also obliged to marry his broth
er's fiancee. Princess Victoria Mary of
Teck, or Princess May" as she was
popularity known, had been chosen as
the future Queen of England, and her
marriage to the Duke OF Clarence was
to have occurred in 1892 After the
Dukes death Queen Victoria ordered
George to marry the present queen.
In 1888 George did SO, when the pc.
Rod of mourning for the Duke of
Clarence was ended. The metamor-
phosis in the present kings life was
then complete.