Robert Brown – who claims to be Queen Elizabeth II’s sister’s illegitimate son – believes that Princess Margaret gave birth to him on or around January 5, 1955. The 58-year-old accountant has spent the last decade trying to prove his relationship with the Royal Family.
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Did Princess Margaret use body doubles?
The self-professed ‘secret son’has now made claims that his birth mother used body doubles to hide her pregnancy from the world during the final months before giving birth to him. According to him, she did so to hide her baby bump and save the Royal Family’s image. Daily Star confirms that the 58-year-old has splurged a whopping £100,000 to prove his claim.
Princess Margaret would have been unmarried and getting over her fling with divorcee Group Captain Peter Townsend, at the time of Robert's birth. Brown, who was born in Kenya and went to King’s school in Canterbury, has gained a significant victory in his ongoing battle with a high court. He is now eligible to see the contents of Princess Margaret’s will.
Princess Margaret’s will
Brown’s upbringing in Kenya was, according to him, a result of the Royal Family sending him off across the world to be raised by Cynthia and Douglas Brown – a well-connected couple. Princess Margaret’s will, Brown believes, could expose the apparent truth of his royal lineage.
Sealing a royal’s will was a practice that started in 1911 when Prince Francis of Teck’s will was sealed so that no one could know he left jewellery to a mistress. Brown's claims are based on his belief that Princess Margaret paid a visit to him when he was young and the Queen’s sister did make an unofficial trip to the African country in 1956.
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