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Unfortunate misprint?

Snickers Man · 2007-08-15 16:22:09

Or perhaps not. Just skimming through the Wikipedia entry on Queen Victoria and came across this delightful passage. Wouldn't be the first time poor old Vicky was the subject of an unfortunate misprint. Journalistic legend in Dublin has it that a sub editor on a national newspaper was fired during Queen Victoria's state…

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15-08-2007 5:22pm

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Or perhaps not.

Just skimming through the Wikipedia entry on Queen Victoria and came across this delightful passage.

Marriage and assassination attempts
During Victoria's first pregnancy, eighteen-year old Edward Oxford[17] attempted to assassinate the Queen while she was riding Prince Albert in London. Oxford fired twice, but both bullets missed.

Wouldn't be the first time poor old Vicky was the subject of an unfortunate misprint. Journalistic legend in Dublin has it that a sub editor on a national newspaper was fired during Queen Victoria's state visit to Dublin for the appearance of a passage in the paper which should have read crowds cheered and waved flags as Her Majesty passed over Carlisle Bridge, but, er, didn't.

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