Word: margarete
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Londoners stood in the streets cheering the christening, but Scotsmen were roiled. Ten-week-old Margaret Rose, second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, was the first child in line for the throne to be born in Scotland for more than 300 years (TIME, Sept. 1). Her mother is the daughter of a Scotch peer, her first name is a royal Scots name, Caledonians claim her as their Princess. They were incensed that the christening had not taken place on Scotch soil...
...himself considerably with the royal babe last week. Because British laws of succession do not definitely state that succession to the throne goes to the elder of two sisters as it does in the case of sons, editors have written many a paragraph on the possibility that little Princess Margaret Rose might have equal rights with her elder sister, the much publicized Princess Elizabeth, the King's favorite grandchild. King George ended this discussion last week by announcing a definitive list of succession, which reads...
...Princess Margaret Rose...
Notable among princesses is Margaret Rose for the brevity of her name. Royalty, seldom satisfied with less than six names to roll sonorously over the tongues of ushers and court chamberlains, was startled at the staccato abruptness of Margaret Rose. Even so, Londoners wagered that it would soon become even shorter, that as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary has become "P'incess Lilybet" to the press, Margaret Rose would be Princess Madge...
...Troy, N. Y., Judge James F. Brearton dismissed a $3,000 damage suit against Jess Miner who squeezed Mrs. Margaret Pooler until he broke two of her ribs. Mrs. Pooler admitted she had not told Jess Miner she minded being squeezed...