@ghostkeeper. Yes, George III was her grandfather, the uncle you talked about was Ernest, Duke of Cumberland (who was actually heir to the British throne from 1837 until 1840) and apparently he may also have been having an affair with said valet and it was even said that his sister, Sophia had his child. :S
The terrifying father was George V (QV’s grandson) and I think the quote was: “My Father was scared of his Mother, I was scared of my father and I’m going to make bleeep sure that my children are scared of me.”
Oh, and Eddy wasn’t actually Victoria and Albert’s son, but their grandson through Prince Albert Edward (aka Bertie or Edward VII) and he died of influenza and pneumonia.
However, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh (another grandson) did die of syphilis or some similar disease and may even have shot himself at his parents’ 25th wedding anniversary because of it.
And we must also remember Wilhelm II, who was several sandwiches short of a picnic…
@Chrisnp: it’s from the Second World War - they had this sign and two others in case of a National Emergency (i.e - in case of invasion) but they were never actually used.
@ghostkeeper. Yes, George III was her grandfather, the uncle you talked about was Ernest, Duke of Cumberland (who was actually heir to the British throne from 1837 until 1840) and apparently he may also have been having an affair with said valet and it was even said that his sister, Sophia had his child. :S The terrifying father was George V (QV’s grandson) and I think the quote was: “My Father was scared of his Mother, I was scared of my father and I’m going to make bleeep sure that my children are scared of me.” Oh, and Eddy wasn’t actually Victoria and Albert’s son, but their grandson through Prince Albert Edward (aka Bertie or Edward VII) and he died of influenza and pneumonia. However, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh (another grandson) did die of syphilis or some similar disease and may even have shot himself at his parents’ 25th wedding anniversary because of it. And we must also remember Wilhelm II, who was several sandwiches short of a picnic…
Oh, and congratulations Pab! :)