(Title sequence. Then, MRS. FITZHERBERT is shown riding in a carriage with LADY LINDSAY at dusk. The words 'OCTOBER 1784' appear.)
MRS. FITZHERBERT
His Royal Highness' letters are incessant. I have said and done everything I can to deter him, but all in vain. I know not what else to do.
LADY LINDSAY
I wish you would join me on the Continent next week, Maria. The Prince cannot quit the country without the King's approbation, which he would never grant, anyway. If you go abroad, you shall find some peace. Upon our return next year, the Prince will have forgotten you completely.
MRS. FITZHERBERT
It is quite a drastic step, no? I've only just come to London.
LADY LINDSAY
Drastic situations call for drastic actions, my dear. The longer you stay here, the more frantic the Prince will become, and the more people will talk; and we can't have that, can we?
MRS. FITZHERBERT
No...
(Resolute)
No, we can't.
(Cut to SCENE III.)
YOU ARE READING
The Drunken Feathers
Historical FictionIn this biographical series that begins in 1784, twenty-one-year-old George, Prince of Wales-- the eldest son of King George III and heir to the British throne-- spends his youth idly by keeping countless mistresses, drinking profusely, and making f...
