Prince Eddy on his death bed. Parental guidance is advised. He describes suffering from 'glete', a term used to describe the discharge caused by gonorrhoea, in the mornings. So before the year 1891 was up, Albert proposed, surprising Mary out of her socks. The exact nature of his "dissipations" is not clear, but in 1994 Theo Aronson favoured the theory on "admittedly circumstantial" evidence that the "unspecified 'dissipations' were predominantly homosexual". Yet even so, there was a strange energy about him that, as one commenter put it, made people whisper, He will never come to the throne. Well, he never didand the reasons why are tragic. Even though he had an illustrious future to look forward to, things quickly went awry for the Prince. In both The Bloody Red Baron (volume 2 of Anno Dracula series) by Kim Newman and the novel I, Vampire by Michael Romkey, he has become a vampire. 42 (20 January 1934). The Truth About Jack The Ripper And Queen Victoria's Relationship 199200 and Hyde. Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert Victor was known to those who loved him as "Eddy," (also great uncle to the present Queen, Elizabeth II), and a proposed candidate for true identity of Jack the Ripper. One obituary, written by a journalist who claimed to have attended the majority of Albert Victor's public appearances, stated: He was little known personally to the English public. Older versions of Albert Victor in Edward the Seventh are played by Jerome Watts and Charles Dance. "Prince Edward: A Memory", p. 53, quoted by Aronson, pp. Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries, as well as exclusive content, video, sweepstakes and more. Join thousands of others and start your morning with our Fact Of The Day newsletter. Albert Victor's intellect, sexuality, and mental health have been the subject of speculation. But two confidential letters sent by the prince - the Duke of Clarence and Avondale - to his surgeon show he was suffering badly from gonorrhoea, most likely caught from a prostitute. But Eddy, as he was nicknamed, will go down . Despite Prince Alberts shady dealings in his private messages, the royals set a date for his wedding just months away on February 27, 1892. "[69] In 1894, she married Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, another of Albert Victor's cousins. In the days following Prince Albert Victors passing, his sisters revealed his deepest secret. Despite the fact that Albert was poised to be the King of England one day, Princess Alix didnt share his crush and turned down his offer of engagement flat. Through all the publicity, however, he refused to point a finger at the prince. The prince showed little interest in the intellectual atmosphere, and he was excused from examinations, though he did become involved in undergraduate life. In the mid-20th century, the official biographers of Queen Mary and King George V, James Pope-Hennessy and Harold Nicolson respectively, promoted hostile assessments of Albert Victor's life, portraying him as lazy, ill-educated and physically feeble. Right, thats not suspicious at all. If Stowell had any concrete evidence from Gulls journals or elsewhere, he took it to the grave. [37] The Prince of Wales intervened in the investigation; no clients were ever prosecuted and nothing against Albert Victor was proven. Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward (known as "Eddy" to his friends) is one of the most famous suspects in the Jack the Ripper case, figuring in no less than three major theories. 'It makes you wonder what the likes of Frederick Abberline and his team of detectives working on the Jack the Ripper case at the time would have made of these letters.'. Although he didnt say with whom, his next letter made it very clear. To say their relationship was complicated would be an understatement. In his next letter a week later, he casually mentions, I wonder if you really love me a little?I should be very pleased if you did just a little bit. God, poor Mary of Teck. Well, he sure didnt forget about Prince Albertand that wasnt a good thing. A Buckingham Palace official unearthed an issue of The Times from October 1, 1888, which reported that two women had been murdered in London the previous night. In 1885 and 1886, just as he was finishing his career at Cambridge, Prince Albert started up a lengthy correspondence with his doctor. Although this is almost certainly untrue, it did force the Princes lawyers to admit he had some relations with the woman, tarnishing his name even further. So did Prince Albert finally learn his lesson and spend a few months after this latest scandal underground? [120] Biographer Andrew Cook continued attempts to rehabilitate Albert Victor's reputation, arguing that his lack of academic progress was partly due to the incompetence of his tutor, Dalton; that he was a warm and charming man; that there is no tangible evidence that he was homosexual or bisexual; that he held liberal views, particularly on Irish Home Rule; and that his reputation was diminished by biographers eager to improve the image of his brother, George.[121]. As one commenter put it, it was, a scandal of the first magnitudeon the lips of every clubman.. Not only had rumors circulated about the prince's sexuality, but he also died of illness ( influenza, not syphilis) in 1892, at just 28 years old. Prince Albert was quickly becoming the bad boy of Victorian England, and he and the rest of the royal family needed to come up with a Hail Mary idea fast. As for the evidence. When young, he travelled the world extensively as a naval cadet, and as an adult he joined the British Army but did not undertake any active military duties. Please let us know if a fact weve published is inaccurate (or even if you just suspect its inaccurate) by reaching out to us at contribute@factinate.com. The solicitor was struck off the rolls for his offence, but was thereafter reinstated. The. Sounds great right? Historys most fascinating stories and darkest secrets, delivered to your inbox daily. Helene was beautiful, had a great pedigree, andbest of allshe actually returned his feelings. Although Catherine's successor Queen Anne Boleyn suffered an infamously dark fate, Aragon's own life was somehow even more tragic. The trouble with Prince Eddy: Britain's fascinating 'lost' king. Over twenty years later in 1910, Newton was struck off for twelve months for professional misconduct after falsifying letters from another of his clients, the notorious murderer Dr Crippen. Although there is evidence that Prince Albert enjoyed the company of a hot male tutor or two, he also wasnt immune to feminine wilesits just that he had horrible luck when it came to women. The Corn Laws were a system of importation restrictions in place during the time of the famine in Ireland. As the syphilis worsened, the Princes mental state continued to go downhill, until eventually, he was confined to an asylum where he spent the remainder of his days. At Factinate, were dedicated to getting things right. The media took the idea and ran with it, and Stowell appeared on the BBC to discuss his theory. The Prince Albert was popularised in modern piercing in the early 70's by Jim Ward, an influential body piercer based in Los Angeles . Its hard to imagine, but the reality was even more grotesque. He was christened Albert Victor Christian Edward in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace on 10 March 1864 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Longley, but was known informally as "Eddy". The Prince's involvement in the murders has been routinely debunked due to a lack of evidence that showed he ever had the STD. "[52] In fact, none of the lawyers in the case was convicted of perjury or struck off during the scandal, but Somerset's solicitor, Arthur Newton, was convicted of obstruction of justice for helping his clients escape abroad, and was sentenced to six weeks in prison. Maud and Louise later told Princess Helene that Albert Victor was yours in death because he is buried with your little coin around his neck. Yeah, you read that right. 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Prince Albert Victor died aged 28 and was the son of the then-Prince of Wales Edward VII.