'He will try to divorce me, dear Lady Anne. He's going to try to prove adultery and he'll fail. I'll tell you a secret. I did commit adultery once. Shall I tell you with whom?'
Lady Anne looked startled and Caroline burst into loud laughter. 'It was with Mrs. Fitzherbert's husband.'
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Arleigh,I'm not sure I believe her about the affair...she was so into shocking all the time..and why him of all people?
ReplyDeleteShe was jokingly referring to George IV, her husband!
ReplyDeleteYou mean that just passed me right by?? She's too funny- I love her!! I'm so glad you posted this..you see, that part went right over my head- actually I remember reading it and asking 'how could that be..oh well'
ReplyDeleteThanks for getting me back on track;)
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ReplyDeleteIn saying that was she not admitting his marriage to Mrs. Fitzherbert was legal and then hers illegal. When I read thise lines in the book I was intrigued by them. What does anyone else think?
ReplyDeleteI think she was joking... I liked how she viewed Maria Fitzherbert with empathy, but she knew the people would never consider her his true wife because she was Catholic.
ReplyDeleteI think that's it exactly Arleigh- I read somewhere that the Catholics never really thought of Caroline as their Queen; particularly because George was Maria's husband in the true sense of 'Holy Matrimony'..such a good point about validity, Zetor- and I do wonder if there was a big deal made of this?
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