The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-15
SICK Of.
ADULAT|ON Of
CROWDS
Near Point Where He Must
Seek secIysion or Face
Nervous Collapse
BY CHARLES A. SMITH,
international News Service.

LONDON, Sept. 15.-Is the Prince
Of Wales firing Of being constantly
in the public eye and Of being a
Somebody"
There is increasing evidence
that he is and that. in addition.
he is rapidly approaching a point
when he will have to seek prac-
tical seclusion or be reduced to
q nervous wreck.
Persons personally acquainted
with him say that he is increasing
ly voicing his protests at being
engulfed In a constant round Of
social, State and other duties which
are gradually boring him to death. p"
II am beginning to hate it,| he
is reported to have told an inter
viewer recently. II want to be
left alone. want to be as any
ordinary citizen and escape the
torment of constantly being watched
and stared at and followed every
where I 60"
"Sick Of It."
Again, while spending a brief va
cation at Deauville, the famous
French bathing resort. he told pho
tographers who wished to snap"
him that he was sick to death OF
it," Cannot 1 have a day to my
self without being photographer
he asked them, adding, almost
pleadingly, please leave me alone
for at least one day.
There is abundant evidence that
the strain of this continual pub
LEFTY is telling upon the prince.
His perpetual, nervous lingering Of
his neckties when engaged in con-
versation, the nervous contraction
CT his facial muscles, and his man.
mer of going about in a nervous
sort of way, as II half expecting
every minute someone will throw
a bomb at him, tell of his nerv-
Gus tension and highly strung state.
When 1t Is remembered that five
days out of every seven the prince
Is occupied in laying some founda-
ton stone, opening new building,
listening to presentation addresses,
or doing one of the hundred and
one other things that English roy
alties. by time-honored precedence,
are supposed to do, it can be re-
ealized how boring the whole rou-
tine must be to him.
A visit from the Prince Of Wales
is something unique and much to
people; but to the prince it Is the
same dull, monotonous procedure
photographs, addresses of wei
he
ton, his own speech of thanks,
gifts, ct cetera, all must seem
hollow and unconVincing to the
prince after doing and listening
to the same things hundreds of
times every year.
Glad to Get Home.
His last world tour, undertaken
by him primarily as a vacation,
developed into a succession Of pho
tographs, speeches and civic well
comes, and it can quite be under
stood how he felt when, upon
landing in England again, he ex'
claimed to waiting friends, How
good it is to be back again"
His vacation this year upon his
Canadian ranch is intended for a
rest, but whether he will get it re-
mains to be seen. He has certain
ly started out well by refusing all
invitations to visit or see any per-
sons or any particular cities, and
his friends fervently hope that he
will carry this out and return all
the better for his vacation.
Dame Rumor is busy again with
hints about the Prince marrying
shortly. This much is known
that his father and mother have
expressed the wish that he should
marry and settle down soon, and
that he will, in all probability, cast
his eyes about for a suitable bride
upon his return from Canada. II
he does so it might be that the
future Queen of England will be a
commoner, for the Princes aver
sion to the arranged" marriage is
well known.