Stakes are high in various sports and competitions, but the highest stakes come in the game of marriage. Rivals beware.

Frank Shields and Sidney Wood travel to London for Wimbledon and the US Davis Cup European tour, and Frank’s fiancée Billie Tenney joins them with chaperone Maud Barger-Wallach. In London, the Prince of Wales participates in the Royal Ascot. Henrietta Hartford takes her son Huntington Hartford and Mary Lee Epling to Hawaii to convince them to annul their secret marriage. Lastly, Barbara Hutton must accept that Prince Alexis Mdivani and Silvia de Castilleja de Guzman will not reunite as both have married others, Louise Van Alen and Comte Henri de Castellane respectfully.

Other people and subjects include: June 1931, King George V, Queen Mary, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Thelma Morgan Furness, Wallis Simpson, Spain King Alfonso XIII, honeymoon, newlyweds, elopement, family disapprovals, James Dwight, Dwight Davis, Queen Anne, betting & stakes at horse races, Totalisator, favorite racehorses, personal experiences with romances with idealized loves, King Louis XIV, Platinum Jubilee, and Queen Elizabeth II’s becoming second longest reigning monarch.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Royal Ascot – British Pathe 1931
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39rS5KT_D14

Earbuds Podcast Collective
https://www.earbudspodcastcollective.org/blog/queen-elizabeth-ii-platinum-jubilee-royalty-podcast-recommendations

Michael Berry Show
Rubberneck Reporting Around 21:30 - 36:30
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/rubberneck-reporting-pm-show-97422696/?cmp=android_share&sc=android_social_share&pr=false

We Need A Crisis Around 22:04 - 37:20
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-the-michael-berry-show-27764850/episode/we-need-a-crisis-97885233/?cmp=android_share&sc=android_social_share&pr=false

Goodpods
goodpods.app.link/4PeLmbBvAqb

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Sunshine by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: You Turned Your Head by Jack Jackson, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
Section 3 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands