Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise 'had illegitimate son with brother's tutor'
Princess Louise is thought to have given birth to a son, whose father was her brother Leopold's tutor Walter Stirling
Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise
Queen Victoria's rebellious sixth daughter Princess Louise had an illegitimate
child with her brother's tutor, a leading biographer has claimed.
Louise is thought to have given birth to a son, whose father was her brother
Leopold's tutor Walter Stirling.
But soon after he was born, he was adopted by the son of Queen Victoria's
gynaecologist, Frederick Locock.
Lucinda Hawksley, an art historian and biographer, says although she has been
denied access to documents which would definitely prove whether the claims
are true, she believes the existing evidence is more than simply
circumstantial.
Having seen photos of the baby – named Henry – and his descendants, she said
there was a "remarkable similarity" between them and members of
the Royal Family.
She told the Today programme: "It is very intriguing how Walter Stirling
was taken on by the Royal household and then four months later completely
dismissed but still manages to retain an allowance and an assurance of his
discretion.
"Then there was a baby who has no birth certificate, born in 1866/1867, and was adopted very hastily by the son of Queen Victorias gynaecologist, a chap called Sir Charles Locock."
She said Locock's descendants had been trying to obtain a DNA sample from Henry's coffin to prove the link.
"They attempted this last time in 2004," she said.
She added: "I have seen their family photos and there was a remarkable similarity between them and some members of the Royal Family.
His descendants say they were told by their relative he was the son of Princess Louise and that he was able to see her up until the age of 16.
It has previously been claimed that Princess Louise also had a lover – a sculptor named Joseph Boehm, who died while they were making love.
"Then there was a baby who has no birth certificate, born in 1866/1867, and was adopted very hastily by the son of Queen Victorias gynaecologist, a chap called Sir Charles Locock."
She said Locock's descendants had been trying to obtain a DNA sample from Henry's coffin to prove the link.
"They attempted this last time in 2004," she said.
She added: "I have seen their family photos and there was a remarkable similarity between them and some members of the Royal Family.
His descendants say they were told by their relative he was the son of Princess Louise and that he was able to see her up until the age of 16.
It has previously been claimed that Princess Louise also had a lover – a sculptor named Joseph Boehm, who died while they were making love.