The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
MUST PR0vIDEFOR
ROYAL RELATIVES
What to Do With Princes Causes
King George Earnest
Thought.
TO MARRY OFF PRlNCEssEs
Will Frame Prince. of Wales's
Program for Next Two or
Three Years.
TO MARRY OFF PRlNcEssEs
BY ED. l.. KEEN.

1
London, March 3O.--"What shall we
do with our princess" is u burning
question in British circles.
Not since the late Queen Victorias
large family began growing up has
there been such buucn of royal re
latlves to provide for How best TO
mako the various princes useful as well
az ornamental members II q ,cicty--and
incidentally. If possible, nttuch them
to the public pay roii-aiso to arrange
suitable matrimonial alliances for the
princesses, is causing King George
earnest thought and some worry. with
the exception OF the Prince of Wales,
the futures OF his own children are not
commanding Immediate attention, on
account Of their youth, but their claims
must be borne in mind In providing
for the grown-up members Of the royal
family.
Two nieccs, five cousins and two
brothers-i law furnish the most prces-
Ing problems. His Majesty must ace
tho two nicces, Princess Ale.andTa
tnow Duchess of Fife In her own
rIght) and Princess Maud daughters
OF Louise. princess royal, and the late
Duke OF Fife married to respectable
foreign princes. meantime rescrving
the most eligible prince for his own
daughter, Mary. Then there is his
cousin, Princess Pat This young lady
who possesses will of her own.
strongly opposed all the late King Ed
wards plans for marrying her on.
Having real fondness for her, Edward
gave in, but II is an open question
whether GEORGE Will be so amcnnblc-
Her father. the Duke OF Connauyht,
King Georges uncle. is pretty we'll fiN-
ed with hiE pension of $4,000 from
the treasury. and his salary of $4,000
year an Governor-Gensral OF Canada.
But. In addition to Princess Pat: his son,
PrinD> Arthur. will have TO be cared for.
Us the government pension IL not hcred
itary. King George Ia looking round
for colony that viii stand for a royal
governor general South Africa, India
and Australia arc understood to be
willing, and It Is expected that young
Arthur will be sent 10 ono or these
countries.
The other three cousins arc the Prin-
oes Alexander Leopold and Maurice.
OF Battenberg. sons OF Queen Victoria's
favorite daughter, Princess Beatrice
prince Henry, OF Battenberg). Their
ages are twenty-five. twenty-five and
twenty, respectively. and as their
mother has only a life pension of sac
coo. Cousin George must do something
for them. For the next three or four
years he Will probably use them as
special ambassadors. The brother-in-
Law claimants are the Duke OF Teck
and Prince Alexander. OF Teck. The
Tcck recenues do not amount TO
much. and Parliament Is not in the
habit OF providing for the Queen Con
sorts brothers. II they We're only
more popular, ono OF them might even
cut out Prince Arthur for the first
vacant governor general3hip. But. as
1t Is, the Duke OF Teck IS considered
certain of an important post before
long.
The Kings most pressing family
duty, however. is to frame the Prince
OF Waless program FOR the next two
or three years On attaining his eigh-
tcenth year next June. ne is 10 join the
army He Is also slated TO attend thu
universities. and AZ Il would never 40
TO favor one particular institution,
young Wales will have 70 go TO both.
Oxford and Cambridge. He IS still a
midshipman in the navy. but mis- next
step In that branch of the service viii
probably not be for many years. when
lie win jump to the rank of admiral
Three crack regiments of itussars
arc ready TO cut each others throats
for the privilege of placing "Sct ond
lieutenant. His Royal IIiyhac4s, thu
Prince of Wales" on their mu.'t.r rolls.
and here King George will have TO
exercise nice discrimination. The
Tenth, which has for generations horne
the .Prnc 5tnf Walcs's Tea thcrs'' as it's
regiment 5-nd whose fall title
is THE Prince u ales's own claims
the privilege by virtue "f having had
King George " and King Edward as
its colonel.
The Tenth would win hands down
IL IT were not for the fact that AT
present It is chartered IL, India, and IS
not due home for Two years, King
George would scarcely bring The rc-;I-
= : /. n
and as he cannot send tho heir to the
throne to India. he is looking else
where. The Nin.tcen;n. Queen Alex
andra's own. has sent III an urgent
claim for .o1a,et':tiun hut the 1.f.
ficulty thor. is almos. the sam" the
regiment is next on the list for foreign
service. The Eighteenth. Queen Mary's
own" looks TO have tile best chance
Before the prince, is appointed to any
regiment. however, the War Office will
go over its list of officers with fine
toothed comb to make sure that by
birth, reputation and wealth they arc
suitable comrades for tile heir 10 the
throne.
English high society has been some
what Jared by the announcement that
Mrs. George Kcppei, favorite of the
late King Edward, is about to start n
campaign, via the dining table and
ballroom. in the hope OF rehabilitatin.s
herself in the charmed circles wher.
formerly she was the acknowledge
leader.
Mrs. Keppel lost caste at court upon
the accession of King George aud
Queen Mary. Her name was rigorous
ly excluded from the lists of guests at
all state functions--and society gen
orally took the cue. For several
months she has been on the Continent
whence now comes the word that she
has laid her plans for |, determined as
sault on the British social world Her
handsome London house. which will be
the scene of the battle, has been re-
decorated throughout. Mrs keppers
brillianoy and wit. and the unique