The sun., 1910-05-07
FEB NEV king and QUEEN
SECOND son OF EDW aRD VIE.
1CCEEDS TO rHE THRONE.
lSh WE. the Fvlneesa May. IiAd mara
Desah0a % Marry IIls OlAsg nFSiheg
ClaFenee Fsaa af Iha I.Re q . Conn.
tFy agulre IDreaAl Pulille ansakl klng.

| heofto Fro4oficA hfno1N Ai0ofts fftncl
u Wales aud Earl u Chester. Duke oi
Cornwall. Earl Of Dublin. Duks Oi York
EaFl of Inverness and Baron Killarney
Who by the death OG Edward VII becOmS
King Of Rngland. presumably a. GeOFgpV.
wa born 81 Marlborough HOHas.
IsOndOn. Oh June 4. iool. he vas N,
second s0n Of the late King his eide
brothsr. Duke u Clarence, having besu
born IN November. IsoS With his brother
the then heir apparent 10 the throne. hS
rOoslvsd bic OAFly education at Mari.
borough House and at SandFinghan
under the tutolaRs II tho Rev J. n Dal
ton.
When he vas II ysars old with hi,
brother ClArence hs basAh a iamou,
throe Years tour around the world. their
royal hlghnsasss being regularly onr0lled
On the trRiRinR ship Britannia a. cadets
Orders were iasnad az the tims that the
twO Princes wgsV 10 recsive no spscia
privileges and we're 10 bs treated in all
nsapsots a. the other oadsia an The ship
and in their own history Of the cruise
many stories are told 10 prove that The
other cadets tOnk full advantage Ot this
order and subjected ClAFsnco and George
20 their share u the pFahks u bOyish
sailors. Aftsr two years % the cruise
0h the Britannia the two Princess Wera
transferred 20 the cruiser Racchants.
on which they oomplstsd a tour Of the
world. sailing aliOEethsr over Is. 90 milss.
AftsF The educational tour was over
Prince George Waa regularly made q
Lieutenant IN the navy. CAFSnee then
took up bic afndiss IN tho University u
CAmbrdGs. bit Prince George oontintsd
hia career a. q naval Officer and in Is00
commanded a rInbOai IN the British navy
In IsaR be wAs made q Post Captain and
AlsO rsCelvesl the title of the Duke of
Ysrk.
AN HARLY HDUcATIoN At sGA
Whls ~, a I.isuisnant Prince George
sailed 90 the Thundsrsr 20 the Msditsr-
nnsan. where the ship Was laid Hp a.
Malta for thrss months for Fspalrs. Il
waa during hia Malta Wait that Prince
George mst the daughter % q British
naval OGlesr with whom " Il Rsnsrally
believed be contracted . marriage which
though regularly sOlemnized by an or
daihed clergyman was not legal marriage
under the act of Parliament passed early
Ia the last century regulating The mar
daaas Of persons Of the blood royal AZ
tho Duke Of Clarencs was then living.
and indeed engaged 10 bs welded TO
Princess Mary u Teck. this irregular
marriage u Prince George did Tot create
the marriage Of tho Duke Of Carsnos
would provide a further direct heir 10 the
british thFuns. BIT . month bsiors the
date aEod for the marriage Of tie Duke q
ClaFnnae hs disd. This made the Duke
og York the hsir appaFeht. and then the |
status Of bic alliance With the 'Iady VI
Malta as the woman ooncsrned was
gsnsrally referred 20. became q natter
u muoh importance No question was
Involved as 10 the claims % her children
Il vas Rsnerally believed that thsrs Wers |
childrsh hy this Illegal marriage a.
tho woman was not Of a rank 20 eniiile
her legally 90 claim 10 no the wife Oi the |
Duke Of York.
Trouble aruse. however. when the Duke
u YORK. did not readily fali in with the plan |
u Queen Victoria that he should marry |
Princess May of Teck Rumor had II az
ihs tine that the Duke of York asked the
advisers of tho conn 10 have bis Malta |
leE,liRsd by Parliament
MARnIaaR TO PRINCESS NAY
The wishes Of Queen Victoria. which
E~rs shared by tho thsn Princess of |
Wales. prevailed. and in May. iSsS. HE
snRngsmsnt 20 the PFiDceas Mary vas an- |
and their marriage took place /
Iuly . In the Chapel Royal. ~ James's.
PTinOaaa Mary. the nsw Queen. was horn /
II kensinGtOn Palace May -. 1877 Her
'ull name was Victoria Mary. The
English people generally speak Of b-r
- tho Princess Nav Shs is her hns-
lands cousin both on her faihsr's aud
mothers side Until her marriage she
lAsted the most VI her lie a. The White
edge. Richmond PARK Queen Victoria
lrranged while the Princess Mary Has a
,aby for her marriage With the Duke Of
lsrsnce. aud the young Princess was
'duoated a. future Queen Of England
he dsvelopsd some talent a. an artist
nd her paintings have been privately
aud praised. Philanthropy
Ias a part Of her studies and she
aTly gained the affection Of English
sopls by her work In philanthr0pic lines.
Princess Nav. a. she WAs called unit {
eF marriage. was the first born OF H.H.
be late Prince aud Duke oi Teck and X ..
n the late Princess Mary Adelaide
Cambridge, born 81 Hanover IN isss .
was this herman Princess cousin Of :
'nssn Victoria who superintsndsi the
ducatiOn " the Princess The new I
'lesn. like her husband. is German In
hysical type and shares with the new
ing a strong preference for the domestic
lthsr than the public life
Aside from being pleased " ith bis demo Z
'atie career a. . British sailor. the Brit \
h public had taken no special Interest
Prince George until the death OF Clar. a
ice made him the heir apparent. After 2
4 marriage be of course bsoam. an .
1isct ot great public interest. Opinion !
'en in England was much divided a. 70 .
. qualities ~ mind. There we're thoss 1
10 described him a. q rather duh little =,
.ruOn. who gave his prsceptOFs much J,
ouile in thsir efforts 20 train him for hiu !,
~ and strange duties. which bscams nu- b
erous when hia father succeeded 10 the "
rOne He was created Prinos oG Wales q,
'O,t nine months after his fathsr'a ac- !,
uaiOn 10 the throne and it was neOeaaAry n
r him 20 relieve bic father, ths King. Of I
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