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Our Historical Archive
San Francisco Call Bulletin
July 19, 1903. This article is reprinted below.
Disclaimer: All newspaper articles are reprinted exactly as they appeared in the newspaper regardless of misspellings, grammar,
errors, or omissions.
Love at First Sight - Battenberg-Greece Espousals Are So Described
Prince Andrew and His Intended Bride Not Blood Relations
LONDON, July 18. - At one time the British people were always hearing of royal lovers and royal betrothals, but some years have gone by since
the last royal wedding celebrated in this country; accordingly the news of the engagement of his majesty's great niece, Princess Alice of Battenberg, to
Queen Alexandra's nephew, Prince Andrew of Greece, has aroused a good deal of interest. The bride-elect is, in spite of her name, a British princess,
her father is a distinguished naval officer, and her sweetfaced mother was the oldest daughter of King Edward's favorite sister, the late Princess Alice.
Very rarely does it happen in these days that a royal couple are not related to one another; in this case, however, the Prince and Princess, though owning
many close relations in common, have no blood relationship the one to the other. They met on the occasion of the coronation festivities, and apparently it
was a case of love at first sight. It is as yet uncertain when the wedding is to take place.
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