The Prince of Wales & The First World War The Glamorgan Gazette - Friday Nov 20, 1914 Prince of Wales for the Front Convinces Kitchener of His Fitness In Court Circles it is stated that the Prince of Wales at last convinced Lord Kitchener and also the King and Queen of his proficiency to serve at the front with the Expetitionary Force and further, that the necessary permission has been obtained. It is quite probable that his Royal Highness will leave for France within a fortnight. Whether the Prince will be attached to General Frenchs staff, or remain with his regiment, is not yet divulged, but it is expected he will adopt the first course. The Prince, it will be recalled, was greatly disappointed that he was not allowed to accompany the 1st Grenadiers, in which he holds his commission, when they left for the front in the earlier stages of the war, and an official announcement was then issued, on the authority of Lord Kitchener, that his Royal Highnesss application had not then been granted. Unofficially it was stated that the War Minister did not think the Prince was sufficiently experienced at that time. His Royal Highness then attached himself to the 3rd Grenadiers and has since then been assiduously training, and is to be congratulated on having at last won his wish. website researcher/author: Copyright © Rob Bowen, Kenfig.org Local Community Group, 2014 Source: National Library of Wales, Welsh Newspapers Online (welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/home)
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 23:48:53 +0000
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