New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
CAROL AND z|zI
 IN LEGAL TANGLE
Prince Denies Claim She Is
 Still His Wife

Paris, March 6 (Pl-It is the inten.
 tion of former Crown Prince Carol him by his former morganauc wife,
 him by his, former inorganic wife.
 Mime. Iizi Lambrino. She is asking for 10,000,000 francs damages from
 her one-time spouse. who is now l friendly toward Mmo. Mazda Lup- cscu, the auburn-haircd woman from Jassy,
 II did not come 10 Paris to enter into a discussion with Mime, Lam brino," said Carol to the Matin. T have been served with papers in her suit, and since the president of the Seine tribunal has summ oncd mo to appear before him, I am arranging to have my interests defended by distinguished member of the Paris bar,
 T cannot give his name until he has replied 10 my request to defend me. so l think that today l had bet ter cont1ne myself to affirming that the annulmont of my morganatic mar riage with Mime, Lambrino was pro- nounced by the properly qualified authorities of my country. Besides Mmc. Lambrino has never protest cd against that decision. For some years past she has regularly drawn an allowance of 100000 francs an- nually which represents the interest on q sum deposited in the general bank of Eumania and which is cor rect. Mme. I.amhrino can oily ob- tain full control of % years after the deed was executed
 Under the present circumstances I refuse to say more, and count on the generosity of the French public opinion. which will certainly under stand the delicate reasons which ohIiGe mo to q reserve from which l shall not again depart"
 The doctrine that kings in these days of democracy no longer have the right to dispose of womcn's lives as though they were Of an- other race of humans on the mere grounds of dynastic cXpedency is the main thesis of Mmo. Iamhrino's case as it will be conducted by her advisers when it comes up in the Paris court at an early datc-per- haps In the next few days.
 They are emphatic in the con tcn'ion that Zizi is the legal wife of Carol under civil law and not c morganatic wife They assert that this relation cannot be altered by the arbitrary action of royalty. II is declared that the woman's counsel will make a determined effort to bring ont at the trial certain d. legged political scandal in central Europe during tho past few years. Thc belief prevails that if they sue cced the case will be bound 10 have widespread effect in view of the close relationship of the Rumanan royal family to the royal families of Great Britain, Serbia and Greece. II is said they intend thoroughly 10 air the history of the Hohonzollcrns from the time of the establishment of the Rumanian dynasty while the claimants were disputnE over sue ccssion, down 10 what influenced the royal family of German extraction to declare for the allies in the great war
 Mime. Lamhrino's advisers, il is declared, also will try 10 prove that Carol Is leading an cXtravagant life. Tn this connection they will en- dcayor to show that hc is at present riding about Paris in $10.00o nu- fomoble
 The legal procooliugs have given rise 10 all sorts of gossip. It is re- ported. among other things. that Mmr I.ambrino has eycn soon Carol since she slipped unnoticcd into thn city five or six days ago, and went io tho quiet hotel on tho left bank Of the Seine river where he is stopping. It was only after Carol proved ohduratc 10 all her argu- mcnts, it Is said. that Zizi decided to proceed with her suit.