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James Delingpole

Victoria’s secret: none of it’s true

17 September 2016

9:00 AM

17 September 2016

9:00 AM

Did you know that Queen Victoria might never have married Prince Albert had it not been for an amazing stroke of luck on a woodland walk in Windsor Great Park, involving the queen’s beloved spaniel Dash.

Dash, as good fortune would have it, managed to break his leg on a handy knife that someone had left lying around.

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