Lord Carnarvon Porchey Prince Andrew

They were childhood friends and the name was short for lord.

Lord carnarvon porchey prince andrew. The late earl of carnarvon was the queens racing manager for many years and as such became a very close friend. Thats where the nickname porchey came from. I think the reason why this story first came to the fore is because there is such a gap between princess anne and prince andrew. Heres what lord porchester who would eventually go on to become henry herbert the 7th earl of carnarvon was like in real lifeplus how hes also connected to another popular period drama.

Answered may 18 2018. It was even suggested in the late 1950s that porchey may have fathered prince andrew who was born on 19 february 1960. The queen princess anne and henry herbert 7th earl of carnarvon at the 1988 epsom derby. Lord porchester real name henry herbert was a british peer and the 7th earl of carnarvon a port town in north wales.

During his lifetime lord porchester aka porchie or porchey was the subject of speculative gossip about his relationship with queen elizabeth ii and without suggesting that the. He was also the grandson of the george herbert an aristocrat who funded the. But that is all he was. Tim grahamgetty images.