Medford mail tribune., May 01, 1960, Image 60

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Family Weekly sent its own correspondent to
England for this on-the-spot story of the
commoner who becomes Prince Charming
with his marriage to Princess Meg next Friday
A storybook romance will culminate next
Friday in the marriage of Britain's
Princess Margaret to Antony Armstrong
Jones, the first commoner accepted into
the British royal family in 500 years. (The
last was Oft'cn Tudor, .who married the
widow of Henry V.)
Until his engagement, Mr. Armstrong
Jones was as unknown to the average
newspaper reader as the long-departed
Owen Tudor. And today, nearly three
months after he became Prince Charming.
Tony is still little more to the general pub
lic than a very lucky young man with a
hyphenated name.
Partly, this is the result of customary
British reserve, accentuated in this case by
an unwillingness to give out any "per
sonal" news about Princess Margaret's
husband-to-be. As one of Tony's close
friends put it, "Anything connected with
the royal family has to be protected."
Nevertheless, through the influence of
Princess Margaret's aide, Maj. John Grif
fin; Tony's former girV friend, Jacqueline
Chan; his uncle, Oliver Mcssel; and a
number of friends and acquaintances of
both the Princess and Tony, I've managed
to get a good picture of the Queen's future
brother-in-law.
It is easy to see why no one had an
inkling of the romance, although the British
press had reported elaborately on every
one of the Princess' previous suitors since
her first date. While Tony had been around
her often for almost four years, he was
written off simply as "that photographer
chap." He never sat near Margaret at offi
cial functions, and even after they became
secretly engaged last October, he continued
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playing the role of unofficial photographer
to the royal family.
An incident on the night he proposed
to Margaret indicates how little he was
counted in the royal marital sweepstakes.
When he arrived by taxi at Clarence
"House,' home of the Qaeon Mother and
Princess Margaret, he was surprised to
find the sidewalk crowded with dozens of
photographers. If he tried to dash off in the
taxi, he reasoned, the newsmen would
become suspicious, so he turned to face
the battery of upraised cameras.
But nobody wasted any film on Tony.
After all, he was just another photogra
pher. They had come to get a picture of
the Princess' rumored new boy friend
not one of their own breed.
Nevertheless, one of them nearly stum
bled on the truth when he wanted to know
why Tony hadn't brought his camera. Tony
hastily explained that his assistant was to
meet him with his equipment, then rushed
to a nearby public phone, supposedly to
find out what had delayed him.
Actually, he called Princess Margaret
to explain his predicament. Recalling he
had requested to see her on a matter of
great importance, the Princess arranged
a secret rendezvous at a friend's house. It
was there that Tony proposed.
The successful suitor is blue-eyed, slen
der, suave, and just slightly taller than
Princess Margaret. She is barely five feet.
He is five feet, two inches, without his
elevated shoes. He is 30 five months older
than Margaret.
Tony never served in the armed forces
because of a slight limp which resulted from
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