True Crime
The Royal Love Affair That Created a Serial Killer
A story that has been kept uncommon knowledge for more than a century.
Many stories have fascinated me over the years. Stories that are my favourite to share with anyone who will listen. None more so than this royal love affair that ended in murder.
Prince Albert Victor, Eddy for short, was Queen Victoria’s grandson. Eddy was third in line to the throne and a complex boy. At twenty his mother, Princess Alexandra, became concerned about his personal development. His father, who would become King Edward VII, had all but disowned him. Princess Alexandra knew that if the boy was to become the King he was capable of, then he had to live a different life. He needed to experience the realities of the world, without the restrictions placed on him by the court.
Politically, the socialist movement was gaining popularity. Republicans had long been announcing the end of the monarchy. Eddy was the last hope, with his youthful outlook, to calm the people.
Freedom at last
Eddy was an artist, rather than an academic, his mother turned to the world of art to help him. She wanted to find somewhere Eddy could be himself and grow. She enlisted the help of her painter friend…
