No princess in British history has been safe from aggressive questioning about her body
From Mary of Modena in the 17th century to Kate now – give us a princess to discuss, and we let collective fantasy take flight
Twenty-three year old Anne joined in, questioning in her letters whether her stepmother had ever been pregnant at all, but might have worn a false belly for months. Thesehad been invited to overthrow James on behalf of his wife, the English Mary. When seven leading politicians wrote to William to offer him their support, they caveated that he had lost credibility for formally congratulating James on the birth of a son, “which not one in a thousand here believes to be the Queen’s.
Even today, our surveillance of princesses in particular is rooted in a deep historical sense that we all share ownership of them, or a stake in their physical health. The devil’s bargain is as old as the British monarchy. Marry in, and you’ll be pampered in a palace, but the rest of us will spend years speculating on the state of your womb .
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