Royalty

IRELAND Royalty Last week, Princess Mary and her tall husband, Viscount Lascelles, landed in Ire- land. Not since 1921 when King George attended the opening of the Ulster Parliament in Belfast had British royalty stepped upon Irish soil. Therefore it was of great interest to see how Princess & husband would be greeted. When first they landed at Kingstown harbor, loyal welcoming Irishmen cheered, waved flags. But others, unruly, loudly hissed, catcalled. Princess Mary & husband then motored to their castle at Portumna, on the river Shannon. Through the courtesy of the Free State Government a bullet proof automobile was lent. At Portumna, they discovered that Irish firebrands had tried to burn the castle and had also set fire to several hayricks. Graciously then Viscount Lascelles penned a note to the Irish Free State expressing deep "regret if the visit to the Free State has . . . caused suffering to anyone in Ireland and hope that some way will be found whereby no vindictive action will be taken against the suspected and misguided men who might have considered that their visit has any political significance." Thereafter Princess Mary & husband were unmolested in Ireland. But no observer could say that British royalty had received a cordial greeting.