Foreign News: Henry Engaged

Well-posted correspondents positively and unanimously affirmed that the engagement of Prince Henry, third son of King George, to Lady Mary Scott, fourth daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch, will be announced as soon as a decent interval has succeeded the official termination of mourning for Queen Alexandra, which occurred late in the week. Meanwhile Lady Mary and her royal "fiancé by acclamation" were subjected to the usual ruthless publicity:

He......................................She
Twenty-Five.....................................Twenty
English.........................................Scottish
Sportsman.......................................Sportswoman
"Best Princely Dancer In England"..............."Most Beautiful...

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