We greatly regret to record the death of Lord Cambridge,
the Queen's elder surviving brother. Every grief of the Royal Family, who were never more greatly respected than now and never safer in the affection of the nation, is reflected in countless private homes.
There would have been this reason for a genuine public sorrow at the death of Lord Cambridge, even if Lord Cambridge himself had not on his own merits been held in high esteem. He had inherited much of the gracious geniality of his mother, the Duchess of Teck. The title of Marquess of Cambridge was, of course, created for him in 1917, when German titles were abandoned: He had been better known as Prince Adolphus of Teck, and afterwards as Duke of Teck when he succeeded his father. In the 17th Lancers and in the 1st Life Guards he distinguished himself as a soldier keenly concerned in his profession. Recently he had lived very quietly the life of a country gentleman in Shropshire.
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