New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
London. October p

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dear Frank
To tie present King and 70 the Queen
whose brother he was, he could hardly
Re ANYTHING else.
But 70 his friends and 10 many Whf
were hardly more than acquaintance
ne WIS Frank and Ny dear Frank
which IS equivalent n saying that ne
was 4 very popular man; as ne "aS
He was not :. Royalty. but he stood upon
the STEPS OF the Throne Il IS q dif''eui'
position. HIS mother. the late DucilesS
Of Teck. was one Of the best liked women
in England: also Fl difficult positlon
r7is father the Duke Of Teck, had 4
kindness OF manner and therefore pre-
sr1-77abIv Of nature, not always thon5H
rrteu, found II Serenities-
The English people have had lons
spnreu+iceship IN such matters, but
these German titles never come very
trippingIy Of an English tongue; nor
sre the things they represent . natural
cutg-owth Of English life. IneZtrica 7iy
,ute~Iaced as they are with what Is
r,r,re7v irsular, they are accepted, ouT
tba- are not welcomed for their own
rs7-e The welcome depends on the
character Of those 70 whom their Ger
ren distinctions belong by birth Il
adds n the perpIexity of the average
+-r-15sl,r7an when he finds a Prince who
., rne side Of him is English, inferior IN
rank 70 2 Duke. Prince Francis Of Teck
vas 2 second son. His elder brother Is
Duke Of Teck. There is third son
Prince Alexander. Their mother was
sister to the late Duke Of Cambridge and
cousin 70 the late King.
must use the word popular. with rel
.-ar-e n this family. over and over
p-sf7. The Duchess OF Teck had
ropula-i1y Of q very remarkable KIND
She laughed her way through lie. II
vas PERHAPS for her the easiest way OF
getting On. for she was very stout and
Cd not Ike walking. \ genial, cheer
IN svmpathetic soul Her daughter
--s 7reseut Queen, was popular as
-frl- When the late Prince Eddy, the
1zre Kings eldest sol, asked her 70 pe
lis wife and she consented al EnSlaho
-rnIa17ded. Il was not q brilliant match.
THE Heir TO the Throne Of England
right. be expected TO mate with the best
7,o~sIty there was on the Continent, but
f-f1lfancfes Of that kind are not what the
--glish people care most for 1heE
liked this girl They liked her fresh
race and pretty manner and her friend
Iinezs. Al q garden party at Mari
borough House she appeared on the teS-
race after the gardens were filed, and
stood there a moment looking down or
ma scene There was something like
.nu-1rrr Of admiration-the nearest per
-7isslnle approach 10 applause in the
circumstances. The Queen was present,
sitting under q tree. and noticed Il, and
her sad face frightened When Prince
EDDY died il was thought right that his
>-o1uge- brother. Prince George, should
succeed him as sJIitor 10 Princess Mary
81 Teck as well as in his heirshiP 10 the
Gown. And so # happened that the
-rfrress. more often called Princess May,
came 70 be Queen Of England: and is
loved as Queen by her people who loved
Le- as Princess May.
r I were writing OF death which had
occurred q hundred or TWO hundred
sears age might say:
4 King and Queen stood 10y his bed;
visited him during his last Illness; We're
with him when he died, and mourn for
him now that he is gone They We're the
King and Queen Of England.
To many d loyal subject that would
p something more than q consolation
i'm ms last hours. To Prince Francis it
,r-Id onf~ have meant that the Queen
was his sister. Family ties are strong
81 tniz ROYAL Family Il Is enc Of the
reasons Of the hold they have upon the
2 affections OF the people Of England
There are critics who say that Prince
J-raucis might have been saved He
would not have been III had he not gone
- BalmoraI before le had really recov-
cred from the operation on the throat Of
7rree weeks since He was not well
enough 10Y the return journey. hut IL
~-as a choice between that and staying
Cr in q climate which u him, had be
cc-e deadly. once here. and in q nurs-
Ing home III TTe-hcck street, a specialist
- as called In too Iare. The pneumonia
had mastered tho ratient. his was the
kind Of constitution. robust and Of
z bounding vitality, in which that mall
.g- PLAYS worst havoc.
Moreover. it begins TO he said that in
respect Of certain maladies Continental
methods Of cure are more efficient than
English. The late Kings was q different
and more difficult case. but there We're
plenty Of doctors ia Paris and Berlin
who thought and said. that he ought
rot - have been allowed 10 die. I have
heard here IN London the same criticism
o- the treatment of Prince Francis o-
Teck.
Prince Francis was soldier and a
good officer. He had served in India.
IN Egypt with Lord Kltchencr. and in
south Africa. ending ss brevet major
- the 1st Dragons with a =. =. o. and
'ae Queen.s Medal with three clasps. !
was talking last night with an officer
v7o had served i'm South Africa with
even greater distinction than Prince
Francis He said
There vas this about Francis Teck.
lie could get mon - do things THAT other
officers could not He was careless
saour danger -Ie had a great power
- work and an organizing ability. and
looked s+ter his men thoroughly. That
ts The kind Of officer for whom men VIII
Go their hest
He looked it He was soldier all over:
tall should think SIX feet-weu set M.
powerfully built with an air Of COM