Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-27
MRS. KEPPEL PLANS
TO INVADE LONDON
SOCIETY
Woman So Much Admired by
King Edward Has Rounded
Up German Crown Prince
Among Other Friends.

London, Feb. 27.-rhe recent news
from 81. Mortls that Mrs George
keppel Is planning an invasion Of
London society with n view % occu-
plying again the position OF leader as
in the days OF King Edward is
strengthened.
IL ~ now reported she has attached
the German crown prince to her train
o. admirers ana has become the abso-
lutte arbiter OF fashion at the winter
resort.
The crown prince has been al 81.
Moritz a fortnight, and the reports In
the news that he had become violent
/ ~ English despite HIS eccentric out
break IN the Reichstag, are said TO
be due 20 Mrs Kapple's Influence.
Mrs Keppci, Il Is said, holds daily
cour. az the Palace hotel
Although tho crown princess Is
with her husband. Il Is said that all
guest lists OF royal entertainments
pass the hands OF Mrs. Keppel. and
that she Is. In effect, the court cham-
berlaln 20 the imperial helr-apparent.
Not only this, but Mrs. Asquith, wife
OF the British premier. who has been
there some time, II said 20 have be-
come Mrs Keppers fast friend. and
promised 10 assist IN furthering her
ambition 20 become again a power In
the British court.
Mrs. Keppel has been out OF Eng
land eighteen months, spending half
~ that time az Ceyl6n IN the residence
az Sir Thomas Llpton, which he lent
10 her after King Edwards death.
She returned 90 Europe by Japan and
has been much "a Dresden. where h6r
daughter Is completing her education.
when King Edward died. Mrs.
George Kcppei. socially tho most pow
erful woman IN England. fell suddenly
into condition OF absolute power
lessness For more than dozen
years she was the social right hand
% EDWARD. both as Prince Of Wales
and king. Wherever he went she
went and II she didn't go he didn't.
The royal princesses used to call her
"ouen George"
what Queen Alexandria thought OF
her nobody definitely knew. King
George. however, detestcd her and
Queen Mary hadn't spoken 10 her for
q dozen years Naturally, when
George cnmo 20 the throne Mrs. Keep
pors social reign ended. After de-
cent iniory.d she left London and has
been In Colyon and on the continent
ever since.
Mrs Kcppel. the daughter OF an
admiral and a member 81 one Of the
oldest titled similies IN scotland.
found herself deceived, by her mar
qiaEe Ia 1891 20 younger son." the
brother of iic Earl Of Aibermale, of
the social adyantn es which, a. q girl,
she had expected 90 enjoy
Her beauty ana wit. and the fact
that She was more cor less closely Fe-
lated 20 many Of the Deerage. kept
her from the social obscfrity whiah
might otherwise have developed her.
IN tho late 'g0s her name began 20 be
kearG more frequently than the names
OF other women ae the companion Of
the then Prince OF wales.
Alder, EdWard was then nearly 90
years old, but his gallantry was as
marked as In the days when LILY
LhnFfry won his favor by the audac-
ious slipping ~ Ice down the royal
back. The difference was that he had
ceased % care for nero flash and
boisterousness and enjoyed the pleas
ures Of refined repnriee and the aight
Of tasteful attire ana arrangements
moro than in hia earlier days.
II was BY her taste and tart that
Mrs Keppel hold the royal favor when
Lady Brooke. now the Countess Of
warwick. Lady Mordauni aad others
had SUFFERED conspicuous failure.
When Queen Victoria died md the
grayboarded Prince 81 Wales became
klng Edward VII. society asked the
question which a IS now asking.
"What VIII become OF Mrs. Kcppcl %
Tho question was answered when II
was seen that, while abandoning some
of the boon companions OF former
searsl the new king had no idea oil
deserving her,
She was his constant companion
until he died. Her husband was well
taken care Of and through tips which
the King ana the king's friends gave
her she q said 10 have made for-
tune ia stocks Edward o. snid to'
have given her q splendid mansion lnl
a. james park near buckingham pail
ace. which ahe owns, and from whien,
doubtless. he viii conduct her newly
Planned invasion In London society.