Maternal Grandfather Had An Affair With
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Maternal Grandfather Had An Affair With
By Olivia Hosken Published: Nov 24, 2020
The Hon George Keppel with his wife Mrs Alice Keppel and their daughter Violet Trefusis at a race meeting.
Alice Keppel was the most famous of Edward VII’s mistresses, and was renowned for her beauty and kindness.
Queen Consort Alexandra on the king’s coronation day.
Camilla visits her great-great-grandmother’s memorial plaque at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Florence.
Olivia Hosken Style and Interiors Writer
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Yes, Prince Charles’s great-great grandfather and Camilla’s great-great grandmother were an item.
Although the torrid love triangle of Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and Camilla Parker Bowles promises to be season four of The Crown's biggest scandal, for British history buffs, it is merely an example of history repeating itself. The now-Duchess of Cornwall was not the first to have an affair with a royal in her family. Her great-great grandmother Alice Keppel was famously the favorite mistress of King Edward VII. That's right, Charles and Camilla's great-great grandparents also had an illicit relationship.
Alice Frederica Edmonstone, who went by the nickname Freddie (or even, "flirtatious Freddie") was born into a high-ranking family in 1868: her father was a Baronet and an admiral in the Royal Navy. She grew up in Duntreath Castle in Scotland and married Lieutenant-Colonel George Keppel, a British Royal officer, at 23. She was a renowned beauty with chestnut hair, a pale complexion, large blue eyes, a small waist, and a large chest—all features that were greatly coveted in "the naughties nineties." Alice was also known for being an exceptionally kind person, even to her enemies. "She was luminous, resplendent... She not only had a gift of happiness, but she excelled in making others happy. She resembled a Christmas tree laden with presents for everyone," her daughter Violet said.
When Alice and George moved to London, they were part of the city's top social circles and Alice began having affairs in order to move up the social ladder. The money and connections allowed her to thrive as a society hostess, which is how she met Prince Albert Edward in 1898 when he was 56 and she was 29. They stayed together for twelve years, through his coronation as King Edward VII until his death in 1910.
Alice and George had a happy marriage, if unconventional by today's modern standards. They raised two daughters together, Violet and Sonia (Sonia Keppel would be Camilla's great-grandmother), who described their parents' marriage as full of love and laughter. George also had several affairs of his own and when asked about his wife, reportedly said: "I do not mind what she does as long as she comes back to me in the end." Whenever they received word that the king was stopping by their home, George would discreetly leave. He also benefited from the affair, as the king gave Alice shares in a rubber company (amounting to about $7 million today), created endowments for her through his friends, and promoted George to a high-paying job under Sir Thomas Lipton.
Unlike Princess Diana, who felt that her marriage was "crowded with the three of us," the Queen Consort found Alice to be helpful, and greatly preferred her to the king's previous mistress, Daisy Warwick. Alice was discreet about her relationship with the king and was known for smoothing out his erratic behavior. She even helped the king commission a set of Faberge animals for Alexandra, knowing that she collected them, and often picked out lovely gifts for the Queen.
Alice could be relied upon to keep the king in a good mood, and hosted numerous events with the Liberal Party, as a trusted advisor. The Viceroy of India praised her saying, "There were one or two occasions when the King was in disagreement with the Foreign Office and I was able, through her, to advise the King with a view to the policy of Government being accepted. She was very loyal to the King and patriotic at the same time."
Her brother Archie also became a groom-in-waiting for the king.
Despite Alice's urging to take better care of himself, the king wasn't in good health and died on May 6, 1910. Alice was hysterical at his deathbed and had to be removed from his room. The Dowager Queen Alexandra made no place for Alice in court, so the Keppel family traveled for several years. In 1925, George and Alice settled in a villa, once owned by Galileo near Florence, Italy, and continued to host prominent members of British society, including Winston Churchill.
Alice was the last of an era where royal mistresses were considered an acceptable role in court, much to her dismay. In 1936 when Albert's grandson Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorcee. It is said that Alice declared, "Things were done much better in my day."
Alice Keppel died in 1947, followed by her husband George two-and-a-half months later after 56 years of marriage.
Olivia Hosken is the Style & Interiors writer for Town & Country , covering all things design, architecture, fashion, and jewelry.
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I am a teacher, mother, nature lover, genealogist-genetic genealogist and certified cat lady! I love getting deals when I shop and sharing with others how to do the same! I will share things I find interesting, educational or informative. . . .
Yes, it most definitely can! During the summer of 2010 I began to research my family tree using Ancestry.com . It has been extremely addicting! I have had quite the pursuit in finding biological family–especially the grandfather with no name. I had the name of who my mother said was my biological father. He denied I was his and I never knew him. But, could testing my DNA help me find what went to the grave with my biological grandmother…
September 1945 My mother was born in New York City. She never knew her biological father. She was born out of an affair and was adopted within the family.
June 2015 I had my DNA tested through AncestryDNA and when I received my results I immediately had a match to a predicted 2nd cousin, matching 236.0 cM, who was not in my family tree… In reviewing this 2nd cousin’s tree it was clear that the connection HAD to be through my mom’s biological father (whom I knew nothing about). I was a DNA newbie and I had NO IDEA what I was doing… After researching how to use DNA , to find biological ancestors, my quest began to prove my biological father’s identity and discover the identity of my mother’s biological father. I started researching how my DNA results could help me. I joined a few groups on Facebook that had others doing the same type of research. I got lots of great advice and resources to use.
December 2015 A member on the Facebook group, DNA Detectives , suggested that I build a mirror tree. This meant I had to recreate my highest match’s, my predicted 2nd cousin’s, tree (as a private tree) and attach MY DNA to her, the home person, in that tree. In creating her tree, I had to research it as far back and as deep as I could. She did not have many people in her tree to begin with… so many many hours were spent building this mirror tree, her tree. The goal was to then hopefully get a DNA match to someone on Ancestry that I shared an ancestor hint/leaf with in HER tree. I was pretty sure I was working on my mother’s biological father’s line so, at the same time much of my work was spent adding names and ruling out men who could not be my mom’s bio father– because of their age or ethnicity. All the while hoping that I would get a DNA hint on this “mirror tree”.
February 14, 2016 I checked my mirror tree and sure enough I had an ancestor hint to someone!! Then literally 2 days later I had another. So all my work was finally paying off. I cannot tell you my excitement!!!
Then I researched how the connection between me, my predicted 2nd cousin match, and other DNA matches, through the hints, would look on paper. By doing this I could hopefully find our common ancestor(s). I added the two other matches from her tree and I worked backwards to fill in as much as I could on my paper connection. The paper connection was helpful because to be 2nd cousins there can only be so many different possibilities so I ruled out the obvious and keep going. This led me to Mary Miller , Eliza Ellwood Miller’s daughter, with Barnabus Miller Jr. . Barney’s father is Barnabus Miller ( Barney Sr. ) and he was married to Mary Polly Penrod . After finding Mary Miller-Ash’s photo on Ancestry.com I knew I was on the right track because my mother greatly resembles her at that age. Mary is my 3rd great aunt.
Subsequently, I was so close to solving this mystery. It’s amazing to me that there is no one alive to tell me anything about who my mom’s biological father is but that DNA could solve the mystery in the end!
March 31, 2016 The search for my mom’s bio father was interrupted by some news of my own. I received confirmation that Quintin Swallow Sykes , the man my mother insisted was my bio father, IS my bio father. His daughter, Sueanne, sent me a message telling me she finally got her DNA tested and I was to guess, “Who do you think is my top match?” That’s right me!! She had her DNA tested through familytreedna.com I had already uploaded my DNA there, so I immediately logged in to look at my matches. Sure enough, there she was, my top match too! We match 2246.16 cM. As a result of my searching the old fashion way, we first met, in 2001, I was pretty certain we were half siblings but it is satisfying having definite proof. As a result, DNA proves that I have one half-sister and four half-brothers. It took me 49 years but I am finally sure who he is, who I am!!
December 24, 2017 I checked my AncestryDNA matches and I had another extremely close match on my mother’s bio father’s side that matched me and my first close match (whom I built the mirror tree). This new match is even closer, we share 444 cM across 24 DNA segments. (That’s 208 more cM than my first match). I knew this was good so I messaged him. Surprisingly he messaged me back almost immediately. Within a few hours of messaging back and forth, and working on my tree, I was able to determine which man was my mom’s bio father by placing him in the city where my mother was conceived. It is surreal to me, to finally know who he is and to know that my AncestryDNA test and my matches was the ONLY way I could have ever solved this.
Christmas Day 2017 After two years, 8+ DNA matches on my mom’s bio father’s side, a mirror tree, and thousands of hours of research, I didn’t get online and check for DNA matches on Ancestry.com . It felt a bit odd NOT getting into “search mode” as I know who my mom’s bio father is, my bio grandfather. It is surreal looking at his photo and seeing someone whom I look like. My brother and my son both resemble him–especially in the eyes. Genetics are funny, I have one eye that is a bit smaller—just like he does (and even the same eye is smaller). Sadly, he died in 2006 but I finally know his identity. It’s amazing to be able to remove the “ ? ” in my family tree and add a name and a face!!!!!
He was in the US Coast Guard in 1944. After I was able to find which ship he was on I was able to place him in NYC when my mom was conceived. Amazing!!!!!! Happy New Year to me!!!! Without DNA I would never ever have discovered his identity. I knew absolutely zero about him. My mom only had heard that a neighbor, of my bio grandmother, remembered seeing ” a man, not her husband, in a service uniform come and go from her house in NYC…”
The journey has been long with my ups and downs but patience prevailed! And, now I know his identity and I found a photo of him when he was 18 years old in his high school yearbook. My mom looks like him too.
I’ve found my newly identified grandfather had two other children, one has passed on and one is still living, in her 70’s. I have been told, by her cousin, that this knowledge would be mentally unsettling to her so, for now, I will not pursue contacting her. ( Aside from already messaging her… a few months previous to finding his identity, I had found her on Facebook and sent her a message just asking for help researching her maiden surname–not knowing she was an extremely close relative ). She has not responded to that message… We will see what the future holds. Hopefully one day she will respond and be open to meeting. If not, it is what it is and we can’t change the past, we can only embrace it. For now, I am so content solving this 73 year old mystery. Seeing his face and being able to show my mom the picture of her father is indescribable.
I’m also researching my sister’s father’s Duffey, Earlywine, Jefferies, and Bay ancestors and my brother’s Personett(e) ancestors and my mother’s Kohler/Kolar , Ballas , Miller , Ellwood , Devore , Stephan/Stephon , Neff, Penrod, Youngen/Jungen and Barrone ancestors.
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Wow, that’s so incredible. Good job, Teddi!
It was a lot of research, detective work and patience. But the payout was so worth all the work!
Teddi, this is sooo interesting to me and I’m happy that you have found out details of your family’s life that you wouldn’t have if it weren’t for DNA! I look forward to reading your blog. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Sherrie! It was a journey for sure!
It’s pretty amazing what you can find out now isn’t it. I love the fact that having had your DNA checked, you are then able to be linked to others all over the world who are related to you.
My wife is in a similar situation, having found out only a few months ago that her father is not her “real” father and that her Mom had an affair. All was denied of course, but the DNA doesn’t lie, and she is currently trying to track down the other half of her “real” family, and finding relatives from places far and wide.
Does she have the name of her bio dad? Which company did she get her DNA test? If not and she is only using DNA I highly recommend joining the DNA detectives Facebook group. It is awesome and extremely helpful. https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNADetectives/ My next post will be all the sites to upload your DNA to for free. One is http://www.gedmatch.com it has great tools and lists users email for easy contact.
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