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DUCHESS RENOUNCES MARRIAGE TO AID ROYAL HUSBAND
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****** | The blondo 30-year-old former opard singer Char- lotto Tidaman, five months a Duchess, today publicly renounced her position as the wife of former King Alfonso's: eldest surviving son ?| rather than bo an “abstacle” to his accession ́ ́ to the Spanish Throne, "
London, December 20. The world # weather has been playing urlaks. In the last few days before Christ. mas North Africa has had Galeg have swept France and Britain, while in Normandy summer. ilko aunching Пра riponed strawberries and brought sp- ple tries into blovnom,
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After heavy snowfalls in Morocco, olive trove were broken and the crop ruined by the weight of snow today In a large arok East of Pex.
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The Duchess received Press correspondents in a Paris hotel suite with Mr. Guido Orlando, an American public relations expert.
She told reporters that her 41-year-old husband, the Duke of Segovia, knew nothing of her decision to obtain a divorce be cause she had kept newspapera from him.
The Austrian-born singer suid that the Duke loved Spaln so much that he would never happy it he thought that stood between him and his furn.
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The Duke, who was born a deat mute, renhunced his rights in favour of his younger brother. Don Juan, in 1032. Recently tqught both to speak and to hear, he announced this month that he was studying the possibility 'of legally annuiting his renunciation.
The Duchess said, "I want ΣΟ go in the background if I am an re-obstacle to him by reason o
his family and his name. I am not born a Princess.”
Orlando: "Rather, a commoner."
RITA SEES THE PRESS
Lausanne, December 20. Prince and Princess Aly Khan held a 20-minute Press conference in the open air at Lausanne today, but no men- tion was made of the biggest item of news-the expected date of arrival of the Princess' baby.
The Princess (the nim star, Rita Hayworth) remained seated in the light gray car and talked with reporters and photographers. She was dressed in p dark mink coat and wore green silk scarf around her light red hair. She !miled frequently bui seemed more thed than she has been in the past few days.
The top of the car had been spened to help the photographers.
Prince Aly invite the corres pondents and photographers In- side the Chatenu d'Origny, the home of his half-brother, Prince
Sadruddin, where he drunk a glass of champagne with thoa Rita remained outside in the car
When photographers asked fo pictures
with her daughter,
Rebecca Wella, Rita said, "10 not think we had bette Sh really does not like being photo- Eraphed. She is terribly camera
hy
The Princess, who has bean spending much of her time In. doors at the Palace Hotel, sald, "i am glad to have a chance to get some fresh air."
A. divorce
Asked how she would make things easier for the Duke, the Duchess said, "By divorce."
"Wore you married La the afraid that the Duke may Catholic Church? Are you not bavo learned about your decision?
The Duchess "Today I took Qway tho
newspapers which came as we left. We weat out for Christmas shopping. did not speak about it to him."
"What Church were you mar ried in?"
The Duchess: "No Church privately."
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"We were married on 3, 1940, in Innsbruck."
"When you Bay
'No Church', what do you mean?
The Duchess: "It was an Aus- trian civil marriago".
"What do you think of di- vorce?"
"It is nocessary.”
"Have you discussed it with a lawyer yet?**
Orlando: "That is a question the Duchess cannot discuss
this time".
"Luckiest man"
"Is it true that negotiations have been opened between the Duke and General Franco and that divorce was one of the con- dillons?"
Orlando: "All these things are dono diplomatically. The Duchess 18 not politician-she woman.
The Duchess: "Any why, the Duke would not have to alvored me to negotiate with Franco.”
The Duchess said that the Duke's return to Spain would make him feel "the luckiest man In the world".
The expected date of birth is not known
even
those most closely connected with Professor Hudolphe Rochat, who will attend the Princess. Members of the staff at his Mont Choisi Clinic, where the baby will be born, Orlando: "There hoa
wid
"I think wo are one happlest couples in the she said.
"We never grumbled".
of the world,"
nover
they had been on a per- been discussion on anything but nunent 24-hour alert throughout real love between the two. the
11 looks as though I shall miss past week. One nurse said,
Christmas holiday." Asso»
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Asked why she had resolved t divorce, the Duchess sald, "There have been attacks from many parts. A man who could be a king cannot marry a common He would be unlucky, I would be unhappy."
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American porter: why he personally Wis assisting the Duchess, Orlando replied, "I am an old triend of the family. *
The American reporter: "Mr., Orlando, could you tell us exect- ly what is your part in
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Orlando," "I am a private citi ren. I am an American citizen trying to do everything possible within American deals in own small way,Reuter,
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Mr. Lawrence. Brinn, Dr. Lindstrom's New York lawyer, Inconeldering the proposed settlement of property sub. mitted by Ingrid Bergman's Hollywood lawyer, Mr. Greg' Boutter.
"Mr. Bautzer and"1 "have, been discussing. a proposed settlement for the past few days," Mr. Brinn wald. "Our discussions have not bean concluded."
The "World-Telegram” ald that although Mr. Brinn would not state it directly, it Is understood the proposal calle for ultimate divorce.com Associated Press.
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the Gable, aged 48, and year-old former Londot. showgirl have been seen together lately in Hollywood. She was the former Lady Sylvia Ashley of London, who married Lord Stanley of Al- derley after Fairbanks died.
Gable was widowed In 1042 when his actress wille, Carole Lombard, was killed in a plane crash.-Associated Press,
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