Word: royall
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...most scathing of all the royal pepperiness was his censure of his brother, the Duke of Connaught, now 77, uncle of King George. The royal ire was aroused by the Duke's refusal to retain for a third year his appointment as commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean, with headquarters at Malta. Said King Edward: "The Duke of Connaught must now consider his military career at an end, and if he does not intend returning to Malta he should resign his appointment at once. The King is much annoyed at his brother's persistent obstinancy...
Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, is the third son of Queen Victoria. A shy, sensitive man, he has been less in the public eye than any other Prince of the British Blood Royal. His career has been for the most part spent in the Army. At the age of 20 he served in Canada in suppressing the Fenian raid and later saw active service in Egypt. Rising by easy royal stages, he finally achieved the not unmerited rank of a Field Marshall...
None too sure of his seat on the throne of England. Henry spent his time putting his house in order. By establishing a fine and practical system of royal revenue he became one of the wealthiest monarchs in Europe of the day, and with wealth came the usual accompanying popularity and strength...
Soon church bells were ringing, railroad engines screeched, factory sirens shrieked; Belgian and Swedish flags came out like a plague; newspapers published extras. In the evening, so intent were loyal Brussels citizens on celebrating the royal joy, and so little were they disappointed by the advent of a princess instead of a prince, that they poured into the theatres and cafes by thousands, so that seats and tables were not to be had for love or money...
Divorced. Constance Talmadge. famed cinemactress; from Captain Alastair William Macintosh, one-time officer in the Seaforth Highlanders and the British Royal Flying Corps. Her first husband (1920-23) was John T. Pialoglou, rich Greek...