31 MAY 1890, Page 1
Prince Albert Victor, better known as Prince Edward, the next
heir to the Throne after the Prince of Wales, has been created Duke of Clarence and Avondale, and Earl of Athlone. It is a pity that he will not be called by the Scotch title, which, though new, is euphonious, for the title of Clarence—which is not taken, by-the-way, from Clare in Ireland, but from Clare in Suffolk—will never sound pleasantly to the popular ear. Shakespeare has an influence beyond that of the Heralds' College ; and the sailor-King, though not unpleasantly remem- bered as William IV., did nothing as a younger man to cleanse the title from its earlier associations. If the Prince of Wales inherits the stamina of the Guelphs, Prince Edward may be Duke of Clarence for forty years yet.
