The Birth of Gwyneth Ericka Morgan: Of Tredegar House, Newport
The Birth of Gwyneth Ericka Morgan Of Tredegar House, Newport Gwyneth’s Birth “ the icy fang and churlish chiding of the winter’s wind” Shakespeare The story opens on Saturday, 5 January, 1895. As Lady Katharine Morgan fell in and out of birth-pains at No. 39, Portman Square , Marylebone, London , across the English Channel in Paris another ordeal was being played out on the main parade ground of the Ecole Militaire . French Army officer, Alfred Dreyfus, was being publically stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island . Queen Victoria was 75 years old and had already reigned for 57 years. Her son Bertie, the Prince of Wales, (who later became King Edward VII) was within earshot of Katharine’s cries. He was at No. 15, Portman Square enjoying lunch with his daughter, Louise, the Princess Royal and his son in law, Alexander William George Duff, the Duke of Fife . London of the time still re...