I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. It's my first post and I joined in order to get it written down in case it comes true. It concerns a story my Grandmother told me when I was in my early teens. She died in 1967 so it was in the mid-sixties. This story was given to her by an old lady when she was young so she would have heard it before the First World War. I can't remember any details she might have given me about the 'old lady' but it might have been the woman who taught her to read tea leaves.
The story is quite complicated and concerns the Royal Succession. Basically it is that three heirs apparent (first-born sons) in a row will fail to be crowned king of the United Kingdom. The first was Prince Albert Victor who was the eldest son of Edward VII. He was born as heir apparent and would have been Prince of Wales when his father became king but he died in 1892 when his grandmother, Victoria, was still on the throne. His brother became King George V in due course. George's eldest son Prince Edward was born in 1894 so was heir apparent at birth and is better known as Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated before he was crowned. His brother George VI became king in 1936. George VI's daughter, Elizabeth II, was never heir apparent as it was always possible in theory that George VI could have a son who would take precedence over her so she was an heir presumptive until her Coronation. Of course her son, Charles, Prince of Wales was born as an heir apparent and he and his mother are still going strong.
Grandma said that she didn't think much of this prophecy when she was told it as it was fairly complicated and unlikely to happen. It was only when Edward VIII abdicated that she started to believe it could come true. She said the Royal Family had been cursed but wasn't sure of the reason or who did the cursing, so that was as vague as the prophecy was specific. She told me that she was unlikely to find out if the last of the three failed to be crowned, but that I would know before too long. Of course neither of us back in the sixties could imagine that I would still be waiting to see if it happens in 2022.
As I said at the beginning, the main reason for this post is to put it on a public forum before it happens. If it doesn't come true then it's taken an awful long time to be proved wrong and if it does come true I'll be really annoyed that I didn't write it down in a public place. I've told quite a few friends who are interested in Fortean subjects but it would only be hearsay if I called on them to verify it after the event. And there's always the thing that writing a prophecy down makes sure it will never happen! Also I wonder if anyone else has come across this story? My Grandma was born in Bath but lived in Bristol all her life.
I've been a subscriber to Fortean Times since the 1990s and have been meaning to write to you about this since then. Finally done it!
The story is quite complicated and concerns the Royal Succession. Basically it is that three heirs apparent (first-born sons) in a row will fail to be crowned king of the United Kingdom. The first was Prince Albert Victor who was the eldest son of Edward VII. He was born as heir apparent and would have been Prince of Wales when his father became king but he died in 1892 when his grandmother, Victoria, was still on the throne. His brother became King George V in due course. George's eldest son Prince Edward was born in 1894 so was heir apparent at birth and is better known as Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated before he was crowned. His brother George VI became king in 1936. George VI's daughter, Elizabeth II, was never heir apparent as it was always possible in theory that George VI could have a son who would take precedence over her so she was an heir presumptive until her Coronation. Of course her son, Charles, Prince of Wales was born as an heir apparent and he and his mother are still going strong.
Grandma said that she didn't think much of this prophecy when she was told it as it was fairly complicated and unlikely to happen. It was only when Edward VIII abdicated that she started to believe it could come true. She said the Royal Family had been cursed but wasn't sure of the reason or who did the cursing, so that was as vague as the prophecy was specific. She told me that she was unlikely to find out if the last of the three failed to be crowned, but that I would know before too long. Of course neither of us back in the sixties could imagine that I would still be waiting to see if it happens in 2022.
As I said at the beginning, the main reason for this post is to put it on a public forum before it happens. If it doesn't come true then it's taken an awful long time to be proved wrong and if it does come true I'll be really annoyed that I didn't write it down in a public place. I've told quite a few friends who are interested in Fortean subjects but it would only be hearsay if I called on them to verify it after the event. And there's always the thing that writing a prophecy down makes sure it will never happen! Also I wonder if anyone else has come across this story? My Grandma was born in Bath but lived in Bristol all her life.
I've been a subscriber to Fortean Times since the 1990s and have been meaning to write to you about this since then. Finally done it!