Royal baccarat scandal
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The royal baccarat scandal, also known as the Tranby Croft affair, was a British gambling scandal of the late 19th century involving the Prince of Wales: the future King Edward VII. The scandal starte
Sir William Gordon-Cumming in the witness box, in the presence of Edward, Prince of Wales, and others
Gordon-Cumming as depicted by "Ape" in Vanity Fair, 1880
Tranby Croft, Yorkshire
Edward Lycett Green in 1891
Sir William Alexander Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet, was a Scottish landowner, soldier, socialite and a notorious womaniser. He was the central figure in the royal baccarat scandal of 1891. After
Royal baccarat scandal
…of the late 19th century involving the Prince of Wales: the future King Edward VII. The scandal started during a house party in September 1890, when Sir William Gordon-Cumming, a lieutenant colonel in the Scots Guards, was accused of cheating at baccarat. Edward had been invited to stay at Tranby Croft in the East Riding of…
Gordon-Cumming in 1891
Sir William Gordon Cumming in the dock
The future Edward VII in the witness box