The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-28
~ JAMES KING

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headline il London newspaper:
sWho will,the princess marryip
The publicity on her heart affair
never ceased until millions BY "a
/ do heard her soft-spOken mar.
rage VOWS.
n spite q this The romance Of
Il Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip If Greece was j real love
| match BY an accounts.
Both are great great grandchilv
| dren Of Britain's Queen Victoria.
i They grew I'D iii the same circle
| 81 British aristocracy, and un-
/ doubtedIy attended the same chill
II dren's parties. But Philip. five
/ years older, was more interested
| ID ships than girls At that age.
When 1 grow I'D, he was
quick to tell everyone. I'm going
i to be j naval officer like my
\ uncle Dickie. "
Uncle Dickie Is Adm. Lord
Mountbatten, dashing cousin Of
Elizabeth's father He was then u
palace fav0rite and stilI IS.
The Princess was only IL and
Philip was d young cadet 1T the
L British Naval College It Dart
mouth when they made The first
4 impression on each other. Eliza
| beth went with her parents for
the presentation OF the Kings
Dirk % The Prince as the t0p
member Of his class. The blond
six ioDt Prince and the Princess
saw i lot De each other that week
end, and out 81 the meeting grew
1 letter writing relationship that
4 continued through TIE war GEARS.
But royal romances have their
i handicaps. Even alter Elizabeth
was sire Philip had won her heart
protocol dictated that they must
Lnos be seen together IA public too
often Postwar night club visits
usually Ia groups d six 81 more
meant only couple q dances to-
gether People might talk.
But tie young couple did not
succeed IA eoneealiEE their feel
I iHgs Tor each other Whenever they
band would swing into Lilibets
favOrite tune, People VIII Say
I We're u Love =
Philip hRd mons oE tie draw.
lhaelxs 0f tbe German Prince Al
who became ne ecnsork III
tie earlier Quen. Victoria. Never.
l1Se there we're some political
nSiller1iions u overcome
MS sixth q Inc for IN
| kesk throne and there was eon.
sreEeFsy III Parliament - u
Washer britain should bs tied up
with THE monarchy il that civil
IWax.t0rn land
Philip was born II Corfu hut has
InoE Greek bl0od ii His veins. rIa
~ ] grandson 81 Prince william
IOf Denmark who accepted crseees
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descendant IL Queen Victoria u
he maternal side.
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from marrying ! no1aan cnlhplir
and she could not marry without
THE Kings consent
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