The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-05-11
GREAT BR|TA|N'S new KING
\ Brief sketch of the Man who Sue
ceeds the Popular and DipIo-
matte Edward

London. May 1.-THE Prince OF
Wales became King of Englan auto
matically on the death of Edward VII
He VIII take the oath of office before
the privy council, when il can be con-
vened.
George, Prince of Wales, elevated 10
the throne by the death of his father
is the second son Of King Edward,
and was born at Marlborough House
on June ,. 1865.
| His brother. the Duke of Clarence.
| was seventeen months older. and the
royal children passed their boyhood
idays together They entered the navy
as cadets in 1877, spending two years
on the Britannia. In 1879 they Joined
1.-The Bacchante under the command of
the Earl of Clanwilliam. In their
icruise to the Mediterranean and sub
IsequentIy to the West Indies the two
princes underwent practically the same
thardships as those borne by the 9TH
Ter cadets The prince, then known
ISimply as Prince George of Wales, was
made sub lieutenant in 1854, and Join
cd II NJ : Canada on the North
| American station. In October Of the
following year he became "A full lieu
tenant In 1882 he was presented with
|
during the naval maneuvers. While
! in charge of this craft he gave valiant
service to a vessel in distress. on
| May 8. 1890. he commissioned the first
class gunboat Thrush and spent a
| Year therein on the North American
station, visiting Canada and the West
| Indies Upon his return to England
| N 1881 he was promoted TO command
i-r
Prince George was created Duke Of
| York Earl OF Inverness, and Baron
! Of Killarney IN 1892. During this Year
! ne became heir apparent 10 the throne
| through the death of the Duke Of
| Clarence Prior TO the death of his
brother. Prince George was reputed to
! have contracted a mOrganatic mar
riage with the daughter of Admiral
| seymour. The marriage occurred
/ without the consent of his parents,
and under the English law was in
valid. All the documents containing
ANY reference thereto We're destroyed,
and neither Admiral Seymour of his
daughter ever made any reference
thereto. the subsequent sudden ad-
vancement of the admiral being attri-
ibuted to the discretion he manifested
in the matter.
on the death of his brother. who
was engaged to Princess May of Teck,
rumors connecting the name of Prince
George and the Princess became pre-
valent 1t seemed to be the wish of
the English people that Prince George
and Princess May, both great favor
ties should marry. The Princess of
Wales objected to the marriage. al
Though She had given her consent to
Ian alliance between her oldest son.
the Duke Of Clarence, and Princess
May. Queen Victoria became as sin
lcere advocate of the marriage as the
Epeople. Prior to the announcement OF
ithe eSpousal of Princess May by
iprnce George the archbishop of Can
Iterbury proclaimed from the steps of
Ecclesiastical or legal obstacle TO the
union. The marriage was celebrated
on July 9. in the Chapel Royal. St.
James. The ceremony was brilliant.
lbeing attended by all the members of
the royal family, the Emperor of Rus
sia. then Czarowitz, and the King and
queen of Denmark.
Four children We're born as the re-
suit Of the union, three boys and one
Igirl The eldest. now heir apparent to
the throne. was born on June %, 1894.
and chriStened after the patron
saints of the islands and his grand
| father, Edward Albert, Christian
George Andrew Patrick David. \ sec
Ond son. Prince Albert, was born in
| $50, daughter, Princess Victoria, in
| 1897, and Prince Henry William, the
youngest child, in 1900.
Although he always has led an ac-
tive life the health of Britains new
ruler Is said not to be good Having
stepped into the shoes of his brother
as heir presumptive TO the throne he
soon was called upon to take the po-
sition Of his father in the royal cOur-
teSieS and as royal representative, the
fage of the Prince of Wales havin z
forced him to yield to the younger
man the somewhat arduous duties.