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Queen Victoria, her ‘secret love child' and me
A ngela Webb-Milinkovich would be the first to admit that her look is not regal: the care worker from Minnesota has tattoos, a mullet and a nose piercing, but she may play an extraordinary part in royal history.
This Midwesterner has a story that suggests she may be a secret descendant of Queen Victoria and her devoted manservant John Brown.
It sounds sensational, but Fern Riddell, a respected historian, believes it may be true. She has delved deep into the relationship between Victoria and Brown, uncovering reams of material indicating that the two were more than friends.
Riddell's book Victoria's Secret and Channel 4 documentary Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child? will prompt debate about the nature of the couple's love, but Webb-Milinkovich may be the coup de grace.
