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During the trip, Albert Victor met Mrs. Margery Haddon, the wife of a civil engineer, Henry Haddon.

After several failed marriages and Albert Victor's death, Margery came to England and claimed the Prince was the father of her son, Clarence Haddon.

There was no evidence and her claims were dismissed.

She had become an alcoholic and seemed deranged.

The allegations were reported to Buckingham Palace and the head of the police Special Branch investigated.

Papers in the National Archives show that neither courtiers nor Margery had any proof of the allegation.

In a statement to police Albert Victor's lawyers admitted that there had been " some relations " between him and Mrs. Haddon, but denied the claim of fatherhood.