Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-15
Prince Arthur is
Wed to Cousin
CIV United Press Association

with some fifty lesser British ana
continental royalties, witnessed the
marriage at noon today of Prince Az
thur, son of the Duke of Connaught,
governor-general of Canada, and his
cousin, the Duchess of Fife, in the
historic Chapel Royal, st. James
palace. The match has been gener-
ally regarded as the nearest possible
approach to a royal romance, as, eX-
cept for the necessity of providing
wealthy bride for Prince Arthur and
the desirability of keeping the duch-
ess' millions in England, no state pur
pose is served by the alliance. The
bride inherited $5,00O,000 from her
father She is % years of age and
the prince 30.
Although the wedding was supposed
to be a family affair, court officials
had complete charge of the arrange
ments. AS the Chapel Royal holds
only 800 persons the guest list was
exceedingly select. In addition %
King George and Queen Mary, and the
parents Of the bride and bridegroom,
the distinguished guests included the
kings and queens Of Denmark and
Norway, Dowager- Empress Marie of
Russia, Queen-Mother Alexandra, the
crown prince and crown princess OF
Sweden, and Prince Henry of PruS-
sia representing the kaiser. All the
members of the diplomatic corps were
present, and the United States ambaS-
sador, Walter Hines Page, in black
court dress-with long tronsers, how
ever. instead of knee breeches-pro-
vided the only somber figure in the
glitter of uniforms and jewels
There were no state professions or
escorts, but the bands of the Grena-
dier and Coldstream Guards were
drawn up in the ambassadors court
and the approach to the Chapel Royal
was lined by guards of honor from
the Royal Scots Greys, the bride
groom's regiment, and the Duff Hign-
landers (the bride, as head of the
Duff clan, being one of the few per
sons privileged to maintain a private
regiment). Although their residence
is only few yards from the palace,
the Connaughts conformed to custom
and drove from Clarence house to the
Chapel Royal The bridegroom, who
wore his captains uniform of the
Royal Scots Greys, crossed with his
Garter ribbon, was supported" by his
cousins, the Prince of Wales and the
Grand Duke of SaXe-C -COburg- Gotha,
the former wearing naval uniform and
the latter that of the Seaforth High
landers. of which he is colonel-in-
chief. Royal bridegrooms have NJ
best man. but the bride, who drove
from Portman Square with her
mother, the Princess Royal, and her
uncle, the King of Norway, had eight
bridesmaids. They included Princess
Mary, King Georges only daughter;
Princess Patricia, the bridecroom's
sister; Princess Maud, the brides sis-
ter; Princess Mary of Teck, Lady
Mary Cecil, daughter of the Marquis
of Salisbury. Several tiny pages in
satin court suits bore her train.
Among them were Prince John, kim
Georges youngest son, and Crown
Prince Olaf of Norway.
1t was 11:45 when the bride ar
rived amid storm Of cheering from
the vast crowds in the vicinity of the
palace. The bridegroom was awaiting
her at the altar, and in few moments
King George and Queen Mary, who
drove over from Buckingham palace
without escort, arrived. The king,
who was in field marshal's uniform,
gave his niece away, and as soon as
the nuptial knot had been tied by the
archbishop, the royal party adjourned
to the Registry, where the register,
an imposing purple, gilt-edged book
reserved exclusively for royal we'd
dings, was signed. King George and
about forty royalties and officials
signed Immediately after the bride and
bridegroom, and the whole party then
proceeded to the banqueting hail,
where the wedding breakfast was
served.
The bride today wore a simple we'd
ding gown Of white and pale blue silk
embroidered with sprigs of white
heather, the Scottish emblem of good
luck. Her trosseau is all British, Eng
land and Scotland supplying the
gowns and shoes, Ireland the linen
and Wales the corsets, etc The we'd
ding presents were numerous and
costly. Care had been taken, how