A Royal Mistress, On Earning Her Considerable Keep
Friday, October 23rd, 2015 -- by Bacchus
It is said of Lillie Langtry that when Edward Albert (then Prince of Wales, eventually Edward VII) complained of the costs of maintaining her as a mistress, she had a snappy, ah, comeback:
The Prince once complained to Langtry, “I’ve spent enough on you to build a battleship”, whereupon she tartly replied, “And you’ve spent enough in me to float one”.
Fair’s fair!
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