Word: alfonso
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...Gleeful Labor M. P.'s called Alfonso XIII "Mr. Bourbon, late of Madrid" in a lively debate on the ex-King's status last week. Although Great Britain has recognized the Spanish Republic, George V insists that Alfonso XIII be called "King Alfonso" and thus far the British Government has done...
Knowing full well how damaging to Alfonso's popularity in Spain are the persistent stories of his great personal wealth, his prudent investments in Britain and the U. S., the Duke of Alba, Foreign Minister in the Berenguer Government, went to great lengths to deny these stories last week...
Officially Alfonso and his faithful confidant the Duke of Miranda were in London to arrange for the entrance of Alfonso's third son, Prince Juan, in Britain's Annapolis: the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. Correspondents suspected that they were actually there to sound out British officialdom on the likelihood of the Spanish Royal family being able to settle there...
Britain has recognized the Portuguese Republic for years yet ex-King Manuel (who greeted Alfonso warmly in London last week) is a welcome resident. But Alfonso's case is different. Whether or not he is still King of Spain?as he claims ?his wife is a member of the British Royal family and must be recognized as such. Also, Alfonso is a Field Marshal of the British Army (and an Admiral in the Swedish Navy), as such outranks Edward of Wales, a mere Colonel...
...Kidnapped 85 miles from Foochow, in Fukien Province, last week while en route to consecrate a new church were aged and ailing Bishop Manuel Prat and Father Alfonso Andres, Spanish Dominicans. "We very much doubt," said a Spanish mission spokesman, "whether our beloved Bishop can possibly survive the rigors of captivity...