The European press tried to arrange a marriage between the Prince of Wales and Princess Jolanda of Savoy on several occasions, never acknowledging that a marriage would be impossible due to religion. Princess Jolanda was a devout Roman Catholic, and unlikely to join the Anglican church.
In a letter written to his then mistress, Mrs. Freda Dudley Ward, the Prince of Wales wrote (on February 19, 1919 from the Hotel Meurice in Paris): "My own beloved sweetheart, ....I had to hurry back to call on the Queen of Italy & manage to see her about 7:00 & her 2 eldest daughters who are with her, though I was dismissed after 10 minutes....I'm in a fever & mad, darling, as these ---- French papers are full of my engagement to the Queen's eldest girl as being good as official today!!!....I've asked the Embassy to get at the French press & insist upon an immediate contradiction ... it naturally infuriates me, particularly as the girl has a face like a bottom!!!"
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