New Britain herald., 1923-11-02
SWEDISH PRINCE 10
 TAkEENGLISH BRIDE
Ceremony VIII Take Place in
 London Tomorrow

stockholm. Nov 2.-The marriage in London tomorrow of Lady Loulsc Mountbatten, great granddaughter or the late Queen Victoria of EnGIahu and second cousin to King George, the present sovereign, to Gustat Adolph' crown prince Of Sweden, is received with deep interest here. The S"ede" are eager to meet the woman ~ho some day will become their queen and England is believed to he Gran- fed at the new royal ties that bind Stockholm and London into still clos CT friendship.
 Lady Louise is d sister Of Lord Louis Mountbatten who last year mar ried Miss EdWina A&hly, said to he one of the richest women in England. Lord Louis and his bride spent part of their honeymoon in tn" United States.
 T,cntful Wooine
 Tt was an eventful Nooing which led to tho wedding in the Chapel Roy al of St. James Palace. Scarcely had the news Of Gustat Adolfs engage ment been announced when if was rc ported that certain authorities in Sweden opposed the marriage on the ground that Lady Louise was not of sufficiently high rank to marry the crown prince. Then whilo tho gen calogical experts were settling this question in favor of tho bride to be, came the startling news that the press of foreign lands was hro1dcasttng thc tale that Lady t.ouisc had changed her mind about becoming tho crown princess anyway, and was going 10 marry an obscure English painter Of modest income, But as thC summer passed by these rumors wcrc gradual ly discredited by the fact that Lady Louise and the Swedish ,rovn rrirc. were often seen together in England and France.
 Lady Louise $ father VAS Primer Louis Of Battenberg, lator known as the Marquis of M,lford-Ha,rn Tho Battenburg family has sprung from Germany by way of Austria where the title of prince was bestowed and because of strained feeling in England during tho war tho nam, was Hnci- cized 10 Mounthaftcn. Lady Louise. who is about 35 years old ia d typical aristoeratic Englisllwoman, gracious generous, alert. fond oG dancing and outdoor sport, and gifted witH gonu- inc charm. She will rantvatc Sweden as she did thc officers and sailors of the Swedish squadron visiting British waters whom shr came abroad tho flagship escorted hs 'hr crown prince.
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 The Swedish crown prince, whose full name is Oscar l'rndrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustat Adolf has been married before, his first Wtlr having died some three years ago. Grown Princess Margaret. daughter or fhr Duke Of Connaught and princess uf Great Britain and Ireland. had boru, Gustaf Adolf d%r children. and her death was a great bereavement to the Swedish peoplc.
 Gustsf Adolf is HOW II years Of 1 age. more than stA feet tall, as ara all the mon or tho Swedish royal family and vigorous as an athi",s. Indeed hn Is the posa ssor of tnpI athletic medal" awarded only for high proficiency iu at least i've dtl. fercnt branches of sport in Sweden. This is perhaps Hot strange nor is ' stranea that he Is q military leader. . and that he should have commanded one nf his eountryy armies iu fho field nl1nouvcrs which ended only two weeks before tho wedding Hut | may surprise many 70 lparu that thc Swedish crown prince is also a serious archaeological. with several cE- petitions Co his credit Last year he spent nearly two months personally directing fine excavation of the buried Greek town ot Asino, and uncarthed many precious relics that shed light on the civilization Of 3.00G years ago. He is, moreover. a collector Of paint ings, especially Of tho work or mod ern artists. such as Anders Zorn and Carl Larson. GHstaf Adolf is very democratic and. consequently, popu- lar with the masses Go Sweden. His political aims and principles. like those or his father. are sound and constructive. The wedding in Lon don will bc attended by both King George of England and King Gusts. of Sweden. The couple will spend their honeymoon in Italy.