The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

! London, July S.-(Special)- the departure of their Majesties to Ireland, the social centre of the kingdom is trans ,ferred to the Irish capital and London [ is socially out of it for while
 The Prince of Wales is now one of the most interesting characters before the public. His mother, the Queen, who has many of the honSly ideas of Queen Victoria, thinks he is too much before the public. In fact, much has been writ ten lately concerning the future resi- dence of the Prince of Wales that has caused considerable annoyance to the King and Queen. Their Majesties both hold that their eldest son is still boy, and as such they desire him to be re- garded The King has not yet given the least attention to the revision of sep arate residence for his royal highness, but the statements that have been pub lished to the effect that ultimately White ! Lodge and Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate, will be assigned to him will be redicuousy wide of the mark. As matter of fact, White Lodge is shortly to pass into the hands of the Duke and Duchess of Teck. When the proper y [ Prince of Wales and his brother, Prince q Albert, will be installed at Park House, which stands on the Sandringham es- tate and is now occupied by General Sir Dighton Probyn, " c. Ultimately Frogmore will be the home of His Royal Highness, though this will not be until after his marriage-an event still suffi- ' ciently distant to make all discussion utterly futile.
 Speaking of his marriage, by the way, there are only four royal ladies now of suitable age for his Royal Highness. They are:
 19Princess Victoria Louise, born 1892, and the only daughter of the Kaiser. Her recent visit to England made her a popular favorite on account of her sunny disposition, her extreme simplc- ty, and the wonderful tact she displayed on many occasions.
 2-Princess Eudoxie of Bulgaria, born 1898, and eldest daughter of the Czar of Bulgaria. This lady is four years younger than the Prince of Wales. and. though the marriage might not loom large in the popular imagination 1t would have a very appreciable effect upon the politi- cal situation in the Near East, and Eng Vland's interests in Turkey and Asia Mi nor.
 3-Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Crown Princess of Romania, and the same age as the Prince of Wales. Po- lticaly speaking, such a union would have less importance than that with Bulgaria.
 1.-The Grand Duchess Olga KiiSolaev- ma, the eldest daughter of H. M. the the tCzar of Russia, and 8 year younger than our heir apparent. At first blush, such a marriage might not appear ad- vsable There is In England certain undercurrent of disapproval anent the Czar's rule in Russia, and the masses \ are proverbally difficult to convince when once they have made up their minds.
 But. maybe when the time arrives, the Prince of Wales will be allowed to choose a wife for himself. not neces- sarily the daughter of some reigning monarch, but, of course, a lady closely allied by family ties. 1t is almost pa thetic this lonliness of lsingship.
 All else he may choose to the fullness of his will, with the one exception of his consort. She belongs to the people as much as he. hence he is hedged around with state considerations, and