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The Baby Bump That Wasn’t

THE MADE-UP PREGNANCY THAT CAUSED REAL HEADACHES FOR BRITAIN’S QUEEN

Holy Cow

Baby bumpAn out of wedlock pregnancy …

Palace intrigue and backstabbing …

A headstrong monarch scorched by public fury …

Sounds like business as usual at Buckingham Palace, doesn’t it?

But you won’t find this story in Fleet Street tabloids. It happened 178 years ago, it ruined an innocent woman’s good name, and it taught a young royal a lesson she never forgot. Here’s how it all went down. Continue reading