London, Sept 12, Prince Arthur of Connaught, cousin to King George VI and a. grandson Jof Queen Victoria, died in his sleep at 3.30 this morning.
An official bulletin signed by Sir Russell Wilkinson and Lord Dawson of Behn, the two best known physians to Royalty in England, says that Prince Arthur passed away peacefully, Prince Arthur, who was 55, had been seriously ill for some considerable time, His 88-year-old father, the Duke of Connaught, was by his'son's bedside when he died.
Prince Arthur had been personal ADE. to the King since 1936. From 1920 the was Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union of South Africa. He is succeeded hhis son, formerly the Earl of Macduff, Reuter,
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