The Honeymoon From Hell

Outrageous History!

The womanizing, gambling and boozing George, Prince of Wales, had one thing in mind in April of 1795 when he agreed to marry his smelly, stout and somewhat coarse first cousin, Caroline, Princess of Brunswick - to pay off his £600,000 (US$74 million in today's dollars) royal debt. George's father, King George III, had agreed to pay down the debt if his insufferable heir would agree to marry a legitimate Protestant bride. It all seemed to be coming together - until the future groom and bride actually met each other. Disgust would be too weak a word to describe the reaction they had towards each other. From there on in, the relationship went downhill. Historian, author and royal expert, Leslie Carroll, takes us through this obnoxious, but truly sad, story.