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Show princess pat ! samev, Navy I LONDON, Dec. 27. Tho court circu- I lar tonight makes the following stato- 1 ' mcnt: J:1 "Tho king has gladly consented to jt tho betrothal of Princess Patricia of Connaught to Commander Alexander l; Ramsay, heir to the Earl of Dalhousie." Princess Patricia of Connaught is a daughter of the Duke of Connaught, forifter governor general of Canada and a cousin of King George. She is vin i her early thirties and long has been '' a favorite in court circles in England and Canada. Known as Princess "Pat" i ' . 5he has bepn regarded as the most pop-; ular of the younger members of Brit j ish roalt . I . She is described as a handsome ; young woman with great spirit and a I ; keen sense of humor. Outdoor sports, such as golf and horseback riding have i long been her chief sources of pleas-I pleas-I lire Her late uncle, King Edward VII, I was said to have been very fond of the princess. Several times she has been reported betrothed but on each occasion denials , , xwere forthcoming or the truth of the reports The king of Spain. Lord Anglesey, An-glesey, the Count of Turin and Grand Duke Michael of Russia, were among those to whom at various times the princess was said to be engaged. One of Canada's most famous regiments, regi-ments, the "Princess Pat," is sponsored spon-sored by the princess who is the honorary hono-rary colonel-ln-chicf. Alexander Robert Maulo Ramsay is a commander in the royal navy. Ho was born in 1S81. brother of the thirteenth thir-teenth early of Dalhousie. Commander I Ramsay served with the British forces ! it in the Dardanelles in 191-1, and for va-'. va-'. ! Hani work was amarded the dislin-' dislin-' i guislmd service order. |