The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
PRINCE OF WALES
LOVES IRISH GIRL,
HL0NDON REPORT
Meets Sisters Maid Of Hon.
or. then Danish Princess
Is Forgotten.
HIS OLD SMILE RETURNS
Legal Obstacles to Union With
'Commoner' Expected to
BE Overcome.
HIS OLD SMILE RETURNS

Spec.a, Gable 10 THE New YORK HERArD.
Copyright, 1890. by TIE NEW YORK HERAn-
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Dec. Is.
With the denial OF reports in the
United States that the Prince Of Wales
intended marrying the Princess Mar
garet there is renewed gossip in Lon
don that the heir to the British throne
is desperately in love with his sisters
maid of honor, Lady Joan Mulholland
an Irish girl--and insists that he
viii marry her. The young woman
is a commoner, and there is Par
liamentary act in the way but the
Prince has regained his smile lately.
and there is reason to believe that it
win broaden rather than fade over
The great question as to who is to be
the next Queen Of England.
The rumor about his marrying
Princess Margaret has been shattered
for many reasons. In the first place, it
is pointed out that they are cousins.
and consanguinity forbids a marriage
between them. But what is considered
even more important is the fact that
they are both in love. although not
with each other. The Princess is re-
ported to have her own affair Of tho
heart in Norway. which may account
for her parents leaving her behind In
England.
On the other hand, the debonair young
Prince, whose smile won America. is
reported TO have done the very human
and democratic thing of falling in love
with a girl he met in the street. It all
started just as IL might have in the
case Of any ordinary young man when
he ran into her casually while she was
shopping in Bond street with Princess
Mary. And ii is also said that the
Prince already has gone to Downing
Street and has asserted himself Just
like the ordinary youth who braves the
frown OF his loved ones father. II Is
reported that he told Lloyd George
plainly that II he could not marry the
girl he loved with political assent no
would renounce his right to the throne
altogether.
Reports Please the English.
Old World royalty circles are now
abuzz over this new shock to its historic
precepts, But royalty hero does not feel
the same way about il, and certainly the
English people are pleased over these re-
ports. There have been many such
rumors and numerous names have been
mentioned but none with 4 foundation
such as this one.
During the absence OF the Prince OF
Wales IN Canada Princess Mary had
two maids of honor one being Lady
Joan, a descendant OF the Ulster Barons
OF Dunleith and on her mothers side
connected with the Earls of STAFFORD,
the fighting Byngs Soon after his re-
turn from Canada the Prince walking
IN Bond street. encountered his sister,
accompanied b. this maid. who was in
troduced TO him.
According 10 all accounts IL was n case
OF love 20 first sight. and many Of thu
Princes spare evenings were passed In
Buckingham Palace In the company OF
his sister and her beautiful COMPANION.
Al Sandringham il was noticed that tho
pair were coins sUlfing and shooting to-
E"tnor No party 20 which the Prince
was invited was considered complete un-
less Lady Joan also was present.
So things moved along until the Prince
left for Australia. But absence only
seemed TO make the heart grow fonder
and on his return from the Antipodes the
Prince was reported 20 have announced
that he had decided something must be
done Already he had told his friends
that he was not going 10 marry any OK
those "stuffy royalties"
Within a week after his return the
Prince called on Premier Lloyd George
and told him how matters stood. What
tho Premier thought about il has not
been disclosed. but it WAS noticed that
in the last week in October all the lead
ing newspapers here suggested the ra-
peal Of the royal marriage act and IL
was openly stated that the Prince might
want 10 marry cOmmoncr Also the
press unanimously pointed out what =
fine thing 10 would be for England n
the nee would marry one OF his own
peoplo-one he really loved So gener-
ally was this done that many persons
here felt that the idea wan inspired and
the suggestion met with popular ap-
prevail
Everybody here loves the Prince oe
Wales and thinks q would be lust tbs
proper democratic thing for him to do
70 marry siri az home Instead OF
looking around among the uncertain
royal families on tho Continent for som.
one who would he q M wife for "our
young man.
Family Henrs OF the Plan.
Il was reported also that the Prince
told his family OF his decision. His
father was said 20 have readily agreed.
although Il Is understood that the or
position Of Queen Mary was not easily
overcome.
The royal marriage act was passed In
i772 at the direct request Of George III.
as a result OF the morganatic marriage
OF The Dukes Of Cumberland and
Gloucester Fox entirely disabproved or
the act and retired as he said he would.
He held AZ would prevent roval prfrcea