The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-14
Irish Girl May Wed
Prince OF Wales

London-With the denial of the re-
ports printed in the the United States
to the effect that the Prince of Wales
intended marrying the Princess of
Denmark spirited gossip comes from
London which has that the heir to the
British throne is desperately in love
Joan Mulholland-an Irish girl-and
insists that he will marry her. The
young woman is a commoner and there
is a Parliamentary act on the way, but
the Prince has regained his smile late
ly and there is reason to believe that
it will broaden, rather than fade, over
the great question as to who is to be
the next Queen of England.
The rumor about his marrying Prin-
cess Margaret has been shattered for
many reasons. In the first place, it is
pointed out that they are cousins and
consanguinity forbids the marriage be-
tween them. But what is considered
even more important is the fact that
they are both in love, although not
with ach other. The princess is re-
ported to have her own affair of the
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 Amer
lea, is reported to have done the very
human and democratic thing of falling
in love with girl he met on the street
1t all started just as it might have
in the case of an ordinary young man.
when he ran into her casually while
she was shopping in Bond street with
Princess Mary. And it is also said that
the Prince already has gone to Down
ing street and has asserted himself
just like the ordinary youth who
braves the frown of his loved ones.
1t is reported he told Lloyd George
plainly that if he couldn't marry the
girl he loved with political assent he
would renounce his right to the throne
altogether.
English People Pleased
Old world royalty circles are not
abuzz over this new shock it it's his
toric precepts. But royalty here does
not feel the same about it and GER
tainly the English people are pleased
over these reports. There have been
many such rumors and many names
have been mentioned, but none with a
foundation such as this one.
During the absence of the Prince OF
Wales in Canada, Princess Mary was
given two maids Of honor, one being
Lady Joan, descendant of the Ulster
barons of Dunleith, and on her moth
er's side connected with the Earl of
Strafford, the fighting Byngs. Soon
after his return from Canada, the
Prince walking in Bond street, encoun-
tered his sister, accompanied by her
maid, who was introduced to him. Ac-
cording to all accounts it was case of
love at first sight, and many of the
Princes spare evenings were passed
in Buckingham Palace in the company
of his sister and her beautiful compan-
ion. At Sandringham it was noticed
that the pair was going off golfing and
shooting together. No party to which
the Prince was invited was considered
complete unless Lady Joan also was
present.
So things moved along until the
Prince left here for Australia. But
absence only seemed to make the heart
grow fonder and on his return from
the Antipodes, the Prince was reported
to have told friends that he had de-
cided something must be done. AL
ready he had told his friends that
he was not going to marry any of those
"stuffy royalties"
Within week after his return, he
called on Premier Lloyd George and
told him how matters stood. What the
Premier thought about it all has not
been disclosed, but it was noticed that
during the last week in October all the
leading newspapers here suggested the
repeal Of the Royal Marriage act, and
it was openly stated that the Prince
might want to marry commoner.
Also the press unanimously pointed
out what fine thing it would be for
England If the Prince would marry one
of his own people-one he really loved.
So generally was this done that many