![]() Just because something happens to be the subject of gossip doesn’t make it true gossip often is, after all, exactly that!Īnyway, this theory begs some even more obvious questions. However, I would caution everyone to be wary of any historian who makes an argument based on sources that very few people have access to. More than anything else, they were just looking to be derogatory.Īs to whether this story was ‘doing the rounds’ in aristocratic circles, I cannot say. They are widely understood to have used this nickname because the then Duchess of York, with her soft and plump appearance, reminded them of a Scottish Cook. The snub of the Windsors also adds no weight to this case. It could of course, just be a coincidence. ![]() It might well be that the Strathmores were fond of their cook and decided to honour her in their daughter’s name, or possibly more likely, through her they became aware of the name and just decided they liked it. Firstly, choosing a middle name is not usually seen as a practice of identifying maternity. The story is apparently ‘widely known’ in aristocratic circles. ![]()
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