The Captive of Kensington Palace by Jean Plaidy

Author:Jean Plaidy [Plaidy, Jean]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Historical
ISBN: 9781446427163
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-12-14T10:50:28+00:00

The Duchess set out at once.

Adelaide comforted her. The reports had been exaggerated she was sure. They would find this so when they reached Kew. Frederica must not imagine the worst.

Adelaide’s message had not been very clear. All she knew was that there had been an accident.

‘A … serious accident?’ whispered Frederica.

Adelaide put an arm about her. ‘I beg of you … don’t despair. Wait and see. I know he is going to be all right.’

So on that anxious journey down to Kew, the Queen comforted the Duchess of Cumberland, and when they arrived Frederica was taken straight to the room in which her son lay. His head was bandaged so that she could not recognise him. She took his hand and sank down by the bedside.

‘Your Grace,’ said the doctors, ‘His Highness will live. You need have no fear of that.’

She wept quietly and meanwhile the Queen had called the doctors aside.

‘Pray tell me the worst,’ she said. ‘I want the truth.’

‘Your Majesty, His Highness is in no danger of death.’

‘Then …’

One doctor looked at the other who said, ‘We fear that he has damaged his eyes so badly that blindness may result.’

The Queen felt as though she would faint.

‘Pray,’ she said, ‘do not tell the Duchess yet. It must be broken gently … gradually. Leave this to me.’

And they were content to do this.

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