Show Primate Snubs Mrs Simpson Declines DeclineS' Rt Rulers Ruler's ers er's Invitation q aA e f c w. w t i ks k s Lt Y 1 1 k t W bt ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY Refused to meet with King and Mrs Simpson I Copyright 1936 by by United Press LONDON Oct 16 The 16 The arch arch- bishops of Canterbury and York recently recently re- re respectfully ly requested to be bellowed allowed to decline ne an invitation to attend a a. royal function ion at which Mrs Ernest Wally Simpson was scheduled to be present trustworthy trust trustworthy trustworthy worthy court courtl circles revealed today The archbishop of Canter Canterbury ury is isle the le primate of all England and the thear archbishop ar of York ranks next to Urn him in the Anglican church Disclosure of the incident caused speculation peculation on over whether the two church dignitaries backed lucked by other high members of the peerage might not ot put indirect p pressure on the king ring by their disapproval to make his ils association with Mrs Simpson less ess noticeable Divorce Hearing Hearin Soon This might be espe especially ally true now that mt Mrs Simpson is about to be divorced The American womans woman's suit uit conies comes up in the Ipswitch assizes assizes as- as sizes Izes within two weeks The incident involving the two archbishops court sources said involved in- in a personal interview v with King Ong Edward at which the they plainly indicated Mrs Simpson was the reason eason for forr their their- refusal to attend I the the- lie f function whereupon tl the king J ki blushed furio furiously sly and seemed most stressed distressed The archbishops were adamant however and did not attend T Tie The e same source also said King Edward and Prime Minister Staney Stanley Stanley Stan- Stan ley ey Baldwin who was very close to him lim when he was Prince of Wales are re now poles ap apart rt and that Baldwin Baldwin Bald Bald- w win n shuns Buckingham palace Given Cold Shoulder It was understood Baldwins Baldwin's opposition opposition op- op position to Mrs Simpson chrystal- chrystal when he and Mrs Baldwin attended a dinner at York House louse some months ago at which Mrs Simpson was present i i It was said further Mrs Simpson did id not enjoy herself at Balmoral castle astle during her recent stay there because sh she was generally given the theold cold old shoulder by royal guests there News that Mrs Simpson is seeking seeking seek- seek ing ng a divorce seeped slowly through Britain today For the occasion Ori Britain was dependent dependent dependent de de- de- de pendent on grapevine gossip i Nothing Published Not one word has been published In n the British Isles regarding the up break of the marriage between the H Harvard a rv a rd graduate-former graduate guards officer and the vivacious Baltimore woman who has been the he frequent companion of the king From Athens one of the few re remaining remaining remaining re- re capitals where there are princesses both of an age and eligibility to marry King Edward came word that when that when news news of the impending divorce reached there talk alk was revived of the possibility that the the king while continuing to dance dine and drive about with Mrs Simpson might marry one of fi them hem I |