The Curious Case Of The Boy Jones

Following her coronation in 1838 Britains Queen Victoria was being relentlessly pursued by a strange teenager Edward the Boy Jones who had an uncanny ability to sneak into Buckingham Palace without being detected If he had come into my bedroom how frightened I would have been the Queen wrote in her journal As a result of his multiple intrusions into Buckingham Palace the Boy Jones became a media celebrity Fearful that he might injure or even assassinate the Queen or kidnap the Princess Royal the government of Prime Minister Lord Melbourne wanted to get rid of the Boy Jones at all costs