THREE SOVEREIGNS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 16, 24 May 1913, Page 5

THREE SOVEREIGNS.

GEORGE V., WiLLIAM If., NICHOLAS n. ARRIVAL OF THE CZAR. ; By KijEctxuc Telegraph —Copyright] i United Press Association.] .... ~ , . Berlin, May 23. ilie Czar s arrival wag u striking contrast to King George’s. ih© route was lined with military six deep, and the ciowd was swept back into the side streets. The Raiser, in Russian uniform, with King George, welcomed the C/.ar at the station. There was a splendid military reception, but Wednesday’s geniality was absent. 'J here was a brilliant scene at the State banquet at Whitehall. Admiral Jellicoe was among ’ the wedding guests, and had a long interview with the Kaiser. THE POPULACE STIRRED. GREAT RECEPTION OF OUR KING AND QUEEN. THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE. (Received 9.40 a.m.) Berlin, May 23. The whole population is absorbed in the wedding, 'imagination Is quickened by the reconciliation of the Houses of Hohenzollern and Hanover. Newspapers note with growing warmth the welcome of the English sovereign wherever he appears, even for one moment. A huge crowd hemmed in King George’s hiotor car, waving their hats and cheering for five minutes. Many attempted to shake hands. King George’s and Queen Mary’s visit to the Gruemvald racecourse greatly appreciated. His Majesty, on receiving a British deputation, said: “We are pleased with the requests of this great friendly nation. By fostering the friendly relations, you help to assure the peace of the world, the preservation of which is my fervent desire, as it was the chief aim of my father’s life.”

The formal consent which King George has given under the Great Seal to the contract of marriage between Prince Ernest of Cumberland and the Kaiser’s daughter / recalls *' the Prince’s decent in a male line from George IT. The consent is required under the Royal Marriage Act of 1772, by which no descendant of George 11. can' marry without the consent of the King of Great Britain other jihan foreign families. The Kaiser’s. daughter, it happens, is also a descendant of George 11, but through a).grfwdmothcr was married into a fbreigm, family, so the act does not :,app|y her. Royal princes have more Gian once married in spith of the act, lint as a consequence, the wife and family have lost tile Royal status. , ; ;