The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
IROYAL ROMANCE
BEGUN IN AUTO
King Peter and Princess
Alexander Became En-
gagged in School Ride
BY JOHN A. PARIS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1913, by United Press

Copyright, 1913, by United Press
London, June II. = CUP -
When boy meets girl, it doesn't make
much difference whether they are
king and princess or Johnny Jones
and Susie Smith of GAINESVILLE, some
research into royal romance re-
vealed today.
Like Johnny and Susie King Peter
of JugoSlavia and Princess Alexan-
dra of Greece got engaged while he
was driving her back to school. in
the course of which he almost ran
into the ditch a couple of times
and found out that one armed driv-
ing isn't safe.
AS a researcher, dropped in on
the love birds while they were hav-
ing a mild argument in the unpre-
tentious flat of Alexandra's mother
in Grosvenor Square
II think we should have our
honeymoon in Ascot" Alexandra
pouted IT'S so quiet and beautiful
there"
Lets get married first" Peter
said. Then we can argue about
such things as honeymooning. But
I still think we ought to spend ours
in Scotland"
YES" interjected Princess AS
pasta, Alexandra's mother, you
have to get married first"
well, maybe we'll get married
sooner than you expect" Peter came
back. ""The government may decide
to let us get married before the end
of the war. I still have got hopes.
Sometimes I had rather not be
king. 1 am sure my people at home
want me to get married whenever I
choose. After all, if we have to wait
until after the war, 1 may be an
old man and Sandra may have
fallen in love with somebody else. !"
Don't be funny, Peter" Alexan-
dra said. You already have got
yourself a wife, but you don't know
it,"
They laughed.
Remember when we first metz"
Peter reminisced 1T was at an
allied officers tea party year
ago in March"
yes" Alexandra said. THE first
time I saw you I said to myself, I
am going to marry you"
II didn't know what to think
about YOU" Peter continued. Il had
been told / had a Greek aunt l
thought you were her, so I figured it
was no use trying to date you.
II was relieved when / founr out
differently. That is where 1 started
going to town. You might call our
courtship a Whirlwind affair" Peter
said, now addressing himself to the
correspondent.
II never gave Sandra time to
catch her breath after that. A
month later we met in London for
lunch and went to the cinema to
see Sun Valley Serenade'. That
afternoon We drove back to Cam
bridge where Sandra was going to
school.
II proposed on the way. I don t
have the faintest idea what l said.
just know I almost ran into the
ditch couple of times. One-armed
driving isn't too safe"
The king and princess agreed that
everybody wanted them to get mar
ried except the Jugoslav cabinet
King George of Greece gave his
blessing, as Peter said his Godfather
King George of Britain did.
The Jugoslav cabinet was split
over the ACCESSIBILITY of the couple
being married during the war Three
members were said to feel that there
was no reason for waiting, while
none objected to a postwar mar
riage.
Going back to the argument over
the honeymoon, Peter said:
IF we could spend it anywhere in
the world, we agree that it would
be America somewhere in Cali
fornia. Maybe Hollywood. always
Wanted tn meet Rob Hone