Royal Sex Secrets and Rumours - Including George VI | Ep.51 | Scandal Mongers Podcast
01/23/24 • 60 min
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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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Andrew Lownie
Phil Craig
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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.
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
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Post Office UPDATE & a 19th Century Royal Sex Scandal | Ep.50 | Scandal Mongers Podcast
We begin with the latest from the Post Office Scandal that we first covered with investigative journalist Nick Wallis 8 months ago. In recent weeks a powerful
ITV drama has made the behaviour of the Post Office - and the cruel treatment of its employees - front page news in the UK. It’s truly blood boiling!!
Then writer Neil McKenna joins Andrew and Phil to reveal a story of 19th Century sexual, political, royal and legal intrigue - the infamous ‘Cleveland Street Affair’ which shook
the British upper classes and prompted fevered speculation all around the world. Could it be that a senior member of the royal family was a patron of London’s most notorious gay brothel?
With incredible details of the society of this time - and the way that wealth and privilege could guarantee legal protection - Neil lays out all the details of a saga that’s as fascinating as it’s shocking.
You can buy Neil's books and other books by the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - along with thousands more.
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Royalty & The Law: Prince Andrew & The Duke of Windsor | Ep.52 | Scandal Mongers Podcast
We have two scandalous stories this week, but on a similar theme.
Firstly our friend Dai Davies - former top royal protection officer - returns to the podcast to talk about how his former colleagues in the Metropolitan police have been dealing with royal scandals recently, and especially their interest (or lack of!) in certain allegations involving Prince Andrew, the disgraced Duke of York, and his past life as a trade envoy. Are we really all equal before the law in modern Britain?
Then Andrew and Phil are joined by American fingerprint expert Pat Wertheim to discuss one of the greatest unsolved royal mysteries of all time - the murder of multi millionaire Harry Oakes in the Bahamas during the Second World War, whilst the Duke of Windsor - former King Edward VIII - is governor of the island. Is the Duke, along with others close to the case, involved in unusual financial dealings? Why did he treat the murder investigation in such an unorthodox manner? And why was an innocent man almost sent to the gallows whilst the obvious suspect walked clean away?
It’s a colourful tale worthy of Agatha Christie and, although the mystery has still not been solved, Pat and Andrew share their theories!
You can buy books from the authors we feature here in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - along with thousands more.
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scandalmongers
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/ScandalMongers
*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.
Andrew Lownie
https://twitter.com/andrewlownie
Phil Craig
https://twitter.com/philmcraig
Scandal Mongers
https://twitter.com/MongersPodcast
Scandal Mongers is available to watch on YouTube
You can get in touch with the show hosts via...
[email protected] (place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading please).
This show is part of the PodcastWorld.org network. For your own show please get in contact via the email address above.
Production by
Theo X
Kerem Isik
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