Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-10-25 | Page 8 | Prince Michael's Mor Prepares Birthday Feast

Prince Michaels Michael's Mother Prepares Birthday Feast Cake and Candles Provided for Rumanian Prince on Occasion of His 11 th Anniversary BUCHAREST Rumania Oct 25 1 P JP The The persistent rumors of reconciliation tion Lion between King Carol and former Queen Helen of oC Rumania today overshadowed overshadowed overshadowed over over- shadowed the interest of the capital in the eleventh birthday of their son Prince Michael the youngest former king in Europe Despite all denials the populace especially the farmers with whom Princess Helen is pery popular still believe peace between her and Caroll is just around the corner They were more than ever convinced of oC this by I Ithe the mystery and of ot the former queens queen's unannounced arrival In the capital yesterday The princess was vas apparently uninterested uninterested uninterested however in what was going goIn on outside palace her residence resi resl dence and had no other desire at the moment than to make her son happy on his birthday Since early morning she has been reported preparing the birthday table for the lad expected from front the royal residence at during the fore fore- noon In Princess Helens Helen's living room was wasa a table with a circle of 11 burning candles with a twelfth larger candle in 1st th the middle indicating that the prince was entering his twelfth year There was also a large birthday cake and various presents brought from London King Carol It was understood would not come to the princess princess' res resi dence for the birthday party and anti a statement from the cabinet said th the boys boy's birthday would w not be observed officially until his saints saint's day N Ne Ne- vember 18 This was said to have hav been decided on to permit Helen t to give a n private party The lad who served as king under undo the regency of at Dowager Queen Mar Marie during King Carols Carol's exile in Paris ar and elsewhere is not encouraged to ta talk about the divorce between his pa par par- What he thinks about the la latest lat lat- est cst development in their quarrel over him therefore must be conje lure ture The he birthday party comes but a afe few fe weeks after alter the prin prince was sue sud sud- denly recalled from a visit with h his mother in London a visit that ori had been expected to include his birthday anniversary Mother and son soa were permitted only two weeks together however and the princess charged King Carol Caro had become annoyed because th the British public had taken too muc much notice of them e I