FUTURE QUEEN OF BRITAIN.

Shannon News, 8 January 1926, Page 2

FUTURE QUEEN OF BRITAIN.

RRINGESS A&TIUiQ OF SWEDEN ? CURIOSITY IN LONDON. ' t ; '' LONDON, January 5. It is learned that in the highest social an<i diplomatic circles the outcome of tbe forthcoming visit of the Princess'Astrid, niece of the King of Sweden, wiiose name is being increasingly connected with the Prince •of Wales, is being seriously discuss-^ . ed: ' * * * It 4s believed that Queen Mary, the Government, and the Foreign Office have been engaged to a discussion of the suitability of such a marriage. The .Prince of Wales, at; a previous meeting, was much attracted by Princess Astrid, whose stately dignity resembles that of Queen Mary. Official circles would welcome the match, which would cement Anglo-Swsdish friendship, but northing has ....been definitely arranged. In other high quarter closely con-

necte.d with Royalty it is believed, that the Princess may marry Prince Henry, which, from the viewpoint of. toe Foreign Office, would be. almost equally satisfactory. Meanwhile, official circles maintain the utmost secrecy concerning the details of the approaching visit. His Majesty's Government would be the last to Suggest that the head should rule the heart in a.matter..of suoh Empire-wide importance, but it is' further known that Their Majesties are keenly anxious that toe Prince of Wales's marriage should not be unduly postponed. The King's health, despite'-his ttpparent complete recovery, is still causing some anxiety, one lung remaining stubbornly weak. ' . The sudden silence of the London newspapers after toe-first sensational rumourts is highly insignificant, when compared wjilth the feverish eagerness of American correspondents to find the true, facts.