Queen Victoria's Illegitimate Grandson? [30min]
"The Locock Baby". Following the trail of a possible British royal scandal in a graveyard in Sevenoaks in Kent. Does a family tomb in the graveyard hold the remains of an illegitimate royal child? The answer to the riddle that "Document" explores this week lies in a tomb in a graveyard in Sevenoaks. For two decades, one man has struggled to prove a family legend that his grandfather Henry -- the body within -- was the love child of Queen Victoria's daughter. Nick Locock's attempts to have the body exhumed and DNA tested have been thwarted twice. The authorities seem determined that any would-be royal scandal should be left to rest in peace. "Document" investigates whether this is a Palace cover-up or a much muddled family myth. Through wills, personal letters and accounts, the programme assembles compelling evidence that seems to support the Locock's claim. A passionate Princess, a royal call in the night for the Queen's obstetrician and a sudden adoption by that very man's son. Within months a hasty wedding, a new family home a stone's throw from the Mall, a family and an inheritance fit for a king. Will "Document" be able to solve the mystery without raising the dead?
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