History Timeline
1907: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (7) got a 7-year-old ‘Maid’ from Waterford in Country Waterford, southern Ireland – one of a twin. She acts as the Whipping-Boy and doubles up in photographs.
1923: The future George VI proposed to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon who then fled to France, replacing herself with her ‘Whipping-Boy Maid’ as stand-in.
The Future King George VI doesn’t seem to notice or mind, and marries Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon’s Maid.
The false identity of King George VI