The Washington times., 1924-02-09


is particularly enamored of
- o royal lover. Consequently
the formal announcement made
today of the engagement Of Miss
Eleanor Margaret Green, daugh.
ter Of DR.. James o. Green, OF
New York, to Prince Viggo Of
Denmark, son Of His Royal High
ness Prince Valdemar, is an event
Of unusual interest. The an
nouncement to friends Of the bride
was made last night at a dinner
given for her by her aunts, the
Misses Hewitt, at which the
Minister Of Denmark, Constantin
Brun. was a guest.
Miss Green is a great-grand-
daughter Of Peter Cooper. Fol
lowing repeated denials by DR..
Green that any romance existed
between the young American girl
and member Of the royal house
Of Denmark, the father Of the
future princess yesterday sent
through the mail to friends here
cards, which they will receive to-
day, informing them Of the en-
gagement.
No arrangements have been
made for the marriage, and a re-
port that the ceremony would
take place in New York at Easter
time could not be verified. 1t was
learned, however, that the prince
and his bride will live in Den
mark.
Since his arrival from Europe
on the Majestic Two weeks ago
Prince Viggo has been guest of
the Misses Sarah Cooper and
Eleanor G. Hewitt, aunts Of Miss
Green.
Tomorrow Miss Green and the
prince will leave for ottawa to
attend the wedding there Monday
Of Miss Lois Booth, Canadian
heiress, to Prince Erik, older
brother Of Prince Viggo. Miss
Green will be accompanied by
Mrs. r. Gordon Williams. DR..
Green, who. is not in robust
health, will not attend the we'd
ding. Prince Viggo will be an
usher.
WXHE romance of Miss Green
i and the royal Danish prince
became known on December 81
through an Associated Press dis
patch from Copenhagen, which
said that King Christian Of Den
mark had that day consented to
a public announcement Of the en-
gagement Of his young kinsman"
nouncement was premature was
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nial Of the engagement. No ex-
PLANTATION was forthcoming yes
terday as to why the announce
ment was made by the Danish
King at that time.
Upon becoming engaged to an
American, Prince Viggo had to
renounce any claims he may have
had as possible heir to the Danish
throne. His chances of success
sion were, however, very remote,
as King Christian has two sons
and as Viggo himself has three
older brothers. His father also is
living.
The American-born bride of the
royal Danish prince will be styled
Princess Viggo, Countess of Rosen-
borg, and any issue of the mar.
riage will be styled Counts and
Countesses Of Rosenberg without
the prefix Of prince or princess.
This procedure also will be follow
ed in the instance of Prince Erik
and Miss Booth, and was followed
by Viggo's older brother, Prince
Aage, who in 1914 married the
italian Countess Mathilde Calvi
di Bergolo. The latter family has
intermarried with the reigning
house of Italy.
There are other instances Of
American women marrying sons
Of the royal houses of Europe,
notably the marriages Of the late
Mrs. William B. Leeds to Prince
christopher of Greece, brother of
the late King Of Greece, and of
Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers, Of
Washington to Prince Christian
Of Hesse, nephew of the late
German Empress, but Miss Green
will occupy an exceptional posi-
ton as member of a reigning
royal household. The late Prin.
cess Anastasia, as wife of Prince
Christopher, occupied such a DO
gition short time. The house of
Hesse has passed from the realm
OF ruling houses.
DRINCE vIGGo is the fourth
1 son of Prince Valdamar and
Princess Marie Of Orleans, his
older brothers, in addition to
Prince Erik, being the Princes
Aage and Axel. The fifth and
youngest child is Princess Mar.
guerite of Denmark, who is mar
fled to Prince Rene Of Bourbon.
Parmao Viggo is soldier and
holds a commission as officer of
cavalry in the Danish army.
Miss Green and the Prince met
last summer in Denmark, while
she was a guest In Copenhagen
or John Dyneley Prince, minister
to Denmark, and Mrs. Prince.
MANY Of the most important
AVx festivities scheduled for to.
day are included among those
which were cancelled out Of re-
spect to the memory Of Woodrow
Wilson. Baroness de Cartier, wife
Or the Belgian ambassador, re.
called the invitations for a lunch
con; and the Postmaster General
and Mrs New Cancelled the dinner