January 20, 1929
Prince Cyrill of Bulgaria arrived today in New York on the North German Lloyd liner Berlin. He is traveling incognito as Cyrill Sokolski "on a tour of the world." The 33-year-old Prince, younger brother of King Boris III, is accompanied by Professor Max Rabes of the University of Erlanger in Bavaria. The professor is also a noted portrait painter.
The Prince will spending the "greater part of his time" inspecting automobile plants. At the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, the prince was told of a report that King Boris had told him to bring back a wealthy American bride.
Prince Cyrill smiled, and replied: "That is all nonsense. I have no intention of marrying at present. It is just a business tour that I am making."
He said he planned to visit Florida, the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park.
Professor Rabes told the New York Times reporter that it was a tradition in the Bulgarian royal family that every prince "upon attaining his majority" should travel around the world. Prince Cyrill's trip was delayed due to the Great War.
The Prince is related to every royal family in Europe. His grandmother, Princess Clementine, was the daughter of King Louis Philippe of France. Prince Cyrill has two sisters, Princess Eudoxia, and Princess Nadejda, who is married to the Duke of Württemberg.
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