PARTED BY THE WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4012, 19 August 1915, Page 3

PARTED BY THE WAR.

BRITISH ROYAL PAIR. PRINCE CHRISTIAN’S FEELING. The pronounced pro-Germanism of tho Prince Christian lias led to tho Prince and Princess entering into a deed of separation, says a cable message to tho San Francisco “Examiner.” The Prince, since the outbreak of the war, has openly expressed His sympathies in public: and private with his native country, and bis son Prince Albert, of course, is fighting oil the German side. The Princess, who is a daughter of Queen Victoria, and whose sympathies are entirely with England, has found her position almost intolerable for some time past owing to the proGermanism of tfco Prince. HAD TO QUIT COMMITTEE. Her Royal Highness was on the original committee chosen by Queen Alary in connection with the management, of Queen Mary’s Fund, but it was intimated to Queen Alary, that every other lady asked to serve oil it would resign if the Princess remained on it, and her Royal Highness therefore retired from it. Apart from social ostracism whim the Princess has been subjected to on account of her husband’s pro-German-ism, her Royal Highness for the same reason, found herself the subject of a certain suspicion in official quarters. Most of her correspondence is censored, her movements are constantly shadowed and she has been from time to time, prohibited from going beyond the five-mile limit of London. The Prince is quite indifferent to these restrictions and inconveniences, but tlio Princess strongly resents them. To end thorn at least in. part tho Princess has entered into a private deed of separation from the Prince. CONSENTED TO BY KING. The King consented to this courselast week. The Prince will occupy Cumberland Lodge at Windsor, and tho Princess will bo provided with rooms at St. James’ Ifiuaco by the King. After the war the Prince will go back to Germany and tlio Princess will continue to live in England. The Princess has an annuity oi £OOOO per annum settled «n her by the State at her marriage. This is the whole income at present of the Christian household, as tho Prince cannot receive any income from his German estate, which amounts to about £4OOO per annum, until the wax is over. Tho King has therefore to advance him £IOOO per annum until then, and the Princess will allow another £IOOO per annum.