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Jeanne Marie Langtry's mother had been estranged from her husband for several years; and her affaire with the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII had cooled when she fell in love with Prince Louis Alexander von Battenberg. As the affaire was conducted with such discretion, and being encouraged by the Prince of Wales, most people thought it was the Prince of Wales who was Lillie Langtry's lover.
At this time, Oscar Wilde and others suggested to Lillie to go on stage. This time, however, she had to refuse as she found herself pregnant. The Prince's parents then arranged a financial arrangement as, 'of course', there could be no question of marriage, while the Admiralty suddenly found him an appointment on board a man-o'-war, with the unfortunate name of 'Inconstant'. Accordingly, Jeanne Marie grew up believing Lillie Langtry to be her aunt.
Apparently, when Jeanne Marie was about twenty, Mrs. Asquith told her who her father was. When she complained bitterly of her illegitimacy, she was asked sharply, 'Who would you prefer to have as a father, a penniless drunken Irishman or a Royal Prince and the most handsome of all naval officers?'
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1881 - 1964 (83 Jahre)
gest. 11 Sep 1921, London, GB