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Royal Sex Secrets and Rumours - Including George VI | Ep.51 | Scandal Mongers Podcast
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According to Princess Diana, Prince Charles once asked her in a towering bad temper: ‘Am I to be the only Prince of Wales not to be allowed a mistress?’
Taking their cue from the landed aristocracy, British royals have for centuries ‘married for the dynasty’ then engaged in semi-official affairs - or even long term parallel relationships - with others in their circle. Those marrying into the family were expected to ‘understand’ and not make a public fuss, and many did (unlike Diana!).
Our guest this week, Tom Sykes, has a very good reason to care about this story. He’s a writer and the royal correspondent for The Daily Beast - and he thinks that his own grandmother, Camilla Sykes (nee Russell) may have had a long term love affair with the King. In fact members of Tom’s family going back several generations have been closely involved with the British royals at their wildest and naughtiest - including Edward VII when he was a most scandalous Prince of Wales. Hearing their stories provides a unique window into the social history of Upper Class Britain.
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Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help.
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Andrew Lownie
Phil Craig
Scandal Mongers
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
95 bölüm
Manage episode 397206644 series 3515377
According to Princess Diana, Prince Charles once asked her in a towering bad temper: ‘Am I to be the only Prince of Wales not to be allowed a mistress?’
Taking their cue from the landed aristocracy, British royals have for centuries ‘married for the dynasty’ then engaged in semi-official affairs - or even long term parallel relationships - with others in their circle. Those marrying into the family were expected to ‘understand’ and not make a public fuss, and many did (unlike Diana!).
Our guest this week, Tom Sykes, has a very good reason to care about this story. He’s a writer and the royal correspondent for The Daily Beast - and he thinks that his own grandmother, Camilla Sykes (nee Russell) may have had a long term love affair with the King. In fact members of Tom’s family going back several generations have been closely involved with the British royals at their wildest and naughtiest - including Edward VII when he was a most scandalous Prince of Wales. Hearing their stories provides a unique window into the social history of Upper Class Britain.
You can buy books from the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scandalm...
Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalM...
Andrew Lownie
Phil Craig
Scandal Mongers
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
95 bölüm
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