Prince Eddy and the Homosexual Underworld Book

In 1970 an article in an obscure British journal made the startling claim that the notorious mass-murderer, Jack the Ripper, had been none other than Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Victor Albert, Heir Presumptive to the British Throne. Althoug this theory was eventually dismissed, rumors about the long-forgotton prince -- always known as Eddy - began to gather force. Out of a welter of conjecture, there emerged one accusation that cannot be dismissed: the story of Prince Eddy's alleged involvement in the Cleveland Sreet Scandal, the notorious homosesxual brothel case. The uncovering of this brothel in 1889 led to an extraordinary cover-up by the British government. Such a cover-up is explicable only in the light of Prince Eddy's involvement.

Working from original sources, including the files of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Theo Aronson has written the first full account of the strange life of Prince Eddy, placing him within the astonishingly active homosexual underworld of late Victorian England. Aronson explores Eddy's upbringing, his university and military careers, his alledged "secret marriage," his links to the Ripper murders, his early death, and , above all, the issue of his sexual orientation.