BELGIUM: King Albert Hints

With the greatest indignation King Albert and Queen Elisabeth learned last week that the Budapest newspaper Magyarorszag had stated that their Majesty's daughter, Crown Princess Maria José of Italy, already desires a separation.

Maria José has been married 13 months. Magyarorszag asserted that after a quarrel between the royal couple, Crown Prince Umberto has "resumed his relations with an English movie star with whom he was well acquainted several years ago."

From Rome came no denial. At Brussels the press received a communiqué from the Royal Palace. Text: "The honor of a...

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