Domani la principessa Marie-Astrid del Liechtenstein e Ralph “Rafe” Worthington V si sposeranno in Italia. La sposa è la figlia del principe Nikolaus del Liechtenstein e della principessa Margaretha del Lussemburgo. Lo sposo è il figlio di Ralph Worthington IV e Lucinda Earle Morrissey. Tuttavia, questa non sarà la prima volta che un membro della famiglia Worthington sposa un reale europeo... o, più precisamente, non è la prima volta che un Worthington sposa qualcuno che alla fine diventerà un reale europeo.
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| La signora George Ely Worthington. Foto di Ryder di Cleveland, Ohio. L'immagine è apparsa su Munsey's Magazine, 1898. |
“ La signora George Ely Worthington è una di quelle brune che la natura disegna con un tocco morbido. Non ha nulla del flash e della dura luminosità che spesso ci tengono lontani dalle bellezze dagli occhi scuri. Il suo viso esprime tranquillità e dolcezza, e i suoi occhi hanno un tocco di seducente mistero. La signora Worthington ha vissuto tutta la sua vita in Ohio, frequentando la scuola a Columbus e, come signorina Mamie Stuart, partecipando in modo prominente a tutta l'allegria che si svolgeva nella capitale dello stato. È sempre stata molto fedele alla sua casa occidentale, non preoccupandosi di svolgere un ruolo sociale in altre città fintanto che Cleveland le ha riservato un'accoglienza così pronta. ” Così fu descritta Nonnie May Stewart, la prima moglie di George Ely Worthington, a pagina 414 del Munsey's Magazine di New York nel 1898.
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| Il certificato di matrimonio di Ralph Worthington e Helen Ely. |
Nato il 7 maggio 1872 a Cleveland, Ohio, George Ely Worthington fu il primo figlio di Ralph Worthington (1841-1925) e Helen Harmon Ely (1852-1908), che si sposarono l'8 giugno 1871. I nonni paterni di George erano George Worthington e Maria Cushmann Blackmar. I suoi nonni materni erano George Ely e Gertrude Sophia Harmon.
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| La licenza di matrimonio di George Worthington e Nonnie Stewart. |
Il 1 ° ottobre 1894, George Ely Worthington sposò Nonnie May Stewart, la figlia di William Charles Stewart e Mary Holden. Il matrimonio della coppia fu sciolto il 23 marzo 1899; George e Nonnie non avevano figli.
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| La licenza di matrimonio di William Leeds e Nonnie Stewart Worthington. |
George’s former wife Nonnie May Stewart was remarried on 3 August 1900 to William Bateman Leeds, an industrialist who amassed a fortune through the tin industry. The Leeds couple had one son, William Bateman Leeds Jr. Nonie Stewart Worthington Leeds was widowed in 1908 upon the death of her husband, and she inherited a great deal of his wealth. On 1 February 1920, Nonie (or Nancy, as she was sometimes known) married Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, the youngest child of King George I of the Hellenes and his wife Queen Olga (née Grand Duchess of Russia). Nonie converted to the Greek Orthodox faith. She used her largesse to assist the Greek royal family, which was much appreciated by her in-laws. As a result, she was accorded the title and style of HRH Princess Anastasia of Greece and Denmark by her brother-in-law, King Constantine I. In 1921, her son William “Billy” Leeds married Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, the niece of her husband Christopher. Princess Anastasia of Greece died in 1923.
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| The grave of George E Worthington. |
Meanwhile, Princess Anastasia’s first husband had also remarried and had children. On 11 April 1899, George Ely Worthington married Lavinia Zenana Curtis (previously married to Harry Pinkley). The couple divorced in 1906 and did not have issue.
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| A report of the wedding of George Worthington and Ethel Coons. |
On 15 June 1907, George married Ethel May Coons. The Worthingtons then moved to California, where George became a photographer. The couple had two sons, Ralph Worthington (1908-1996) and Eugene Worthington (1910-1993; married Rayola Weitzel). On 31 January 1915, George E Worthington married Virginia Bridges. The couple had one daughter, Virginia Marguerite Worthington (1921-1986; married William Jay Settle).
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| The obituary of George Worthington. |
George Ely Worthington died on 22 August 1950 at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
In 1913, five years after the death of his mother Helen, George’s rather aged father Ralph married a much younger Ethel Burdette of Valdosta, Georgia. Ralph and Ethel had three children, including one son, Ralph Worthington III. Ralph Worthington III married Margaret Talmadge in 1943; the couple had one son, Ralph Worthington IV. In 1984, Ralph Worthington IV married Lucinda Earle Morrisey; the following year, the Worthingtons welcomed the arrival of their first son, Ralph Worthington V. In 2019, Ralph Worthington V became engaged to Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein.
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| Rafe Worthington and Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein at the 2019 wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and Countess Olympia von Arco. Photo (c) Schneider-Press/SIPA/Shutterstock. |
Ralph Worthington V is the great-nephew of George Ely Worthington, who was the first husband of Nonie May Stewart, who went on to marry Prince Christopher of Greece and herself became Princess Anastasia of Greece.
The past is never dead. It’s not even past.
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