The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
LOVE AFFAIRS Of
PRINCE OF WALES
Has Already Lost His Heart
Twice
is NOT YET NINETEEN
First Object of His Affections Old
Enough to Be His Mother-Much
Amusement Caused at Court
by His Love Affair
is NOT YET NINETEEN

London. February 15-(Special. AL
though he is not yet 10 years old, the
Prince of Wales has already lost his
heart to two women One is old enough
to be the future kings mother, and,
moreover is already married. while the
other is so far below him In social status
that there can be no question of
match. In the first case the princes fam
lily have ridiculed all the romance out of
the attachment: in the second King
George and the princes tutor have rushed
him away from the young girl who has
charmed him, while a famous church.
man has been instructed to lecture the
royal heir on his duty to the state.
Prince Edwards first affair of the heart
is still the subject of some jesting among
his older relatives, much to his annoy
ance. Last year Queen Alexandra went
into residence at Marlborough house for
a longer period than is usual for her
majesty to remain in town. She stayed
at Marlborough house for over three con-
seeutive months. that is. from the end of
February until the middle of June.
IT is customary for the royal children.
when they are at Buckingham palace at
the same time as their grandmother Is
in residence at Marlborough house to pay
her regular visits: but it became notice
able that the Prince of Wales went TO
Marlborough house almost every day,
and that his royal highness usually elect
ed TO go by himself.
Now Oueen Alexandra is very fond of
her grandchildren and they OF hers put
her majesty knows the world, and her
knowledge told her that the frequent
visits of her grandson were prompted py
some reason other than a special desire
for her company For little while Queen
Alexandra was puzzled TO know what this
reason could be- She discussed the prob
lem with Miss Knollys. her private sec
retarv. but neither of them could arrive
at a satisfactory answer. Then one AIT
ernoon both ladies made discovery
which greatly diverted them-a photo-
graph of Lady Dalkeith was found to be
missing from Queen Alexandra wrltihs
table in her private boudoir.
Miss Knollys declared that she had seen
the prince with 1t in his hand, and then
the Queen and her old friend looked at
each other in amazed silence for some
seconds.
.Why. it must be Liz that Edward
comes to see-poor. dear boy ! never
would have guessed it, suddenly ex-
claimed her majesty. Lady Dalkeith IS
mother but she is still one of the most
beautiful women in England, and it was
by no means remarkable that young
boy of II should fall In love with her
Lady Dalkeith is married to the eldest
son of the Duke of Buccleuch and the
late duchess was Queen Alexandra's S mis-
tress of the robes. The Buccleuch fam
ily are old and intimate friends of the
English royal family. and Lady Dalkeith
o1,, dai1 eli n MArlDO-
rough house in the early part of last
wear. OF course Queen Alexandra told
her friend of the discovery she had made
and brought bushes into the face OF the
beautiful woman, and soon the Rrince oil
Wales's secret was matter OF conf
mon knowledge to every one at court
The poor young prince was subjected to
much chaff over his boyish romance, Q
escape from which he made a sudden
dash to Balmoral, the royal Scottish res
idenee accompanied only by an equerry
and a valet where a months fishing and
climbing sufficed no doubt partially to
cure him of his love; but his valet knows
that for several months his royal highness
kept the stolen photograph on the man
tleDieee of his bedroom.
The second romance of the prince came
about when he was hunting at oxford.
Returning from the hunt late one after
noon he went with three friends to tea
at the house of a Buckinghamshire
squire, the father of two extremely pref
ty girls, the eldest of whom, Sevis An
struther is just a year the senior of the
Prince of Wales.
The result of the visit to the squire's
house was that the prince found excuses
for going there again on several ocea-
sions and in a letter to young Lord Wen
dover. the eldest son of Lord Darlington
fwho is in the royal household). and the
closest "chum'' the prince has. told him
that he was ''frightfully in love" with
one of the most beautiful girls he had
ever seen.
Young Lord Wendover. in an indiscreet
moment, mentioned this fact to his father,
and then the fat was in the fire. Lord
Darlington at once told King George,
who promptly sent long telegram to
Hansel the princes tutor. asking him
for an explanation of the whole affair.
Now Hansell is charged with the duty
OF keeping the strictest watch over Inc
prince, and is supposed TO guard special
fy against any such happening taking
Mace as the Kings telegram indicated
had actually happened. In plain words
the Prince of Wales had contrived not
only to find "a girl but to fall in love
with her without his tutors knowledge.
Hansell is an old oxonian. and he has
many friends at his old university. whose
company he perhaps finds rather re-
lief after ~ years spent under the royal
roof as private tutor to King Georges
sons in general, and the Prince of Wales
in particular, and he let the prince have
more freedom than was perhaps wise.
Hansell, no doubt, was horribly shocked
to get the Kings telegram, but he did
what was the best thing to do under the
circumstances-he went straight to his
royal charge. and asked him to tell him
all about the affair. and the prince. who
likes his tutor, did
Il must tell the king everything said
Hansell. and the prince said "Al right
suppose there will be row. but hope
you won't get into trouble, and the
story that Hansell had to.tell King George
was a very simple and harmless one
The prince had met a young lady at
her fathers home in a perfectly regular
manner. and had become friendly with
her He had been at the house six times
and the prince had confessed that he
had once got as far as telling the young
lady that he wished he was not a prince.
A couple of days after Hansell had sent
in his report the prince and his tutor
were ordered to come to Sandringham
and remain there for week
Canon Dalton. the rugged and now
rather aged cleric. who has been one of
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