About the book
1765 a four-year-old orphan boy is bundled into a carriage with a woman he doesn't know and taken to the Royal Palace at Richmond to be a playmate for the three-year old Prince George, son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. But what is the child’s secret connection to the King?
Prince George & Master Frederick follows the lives of Prince George, future Regent and King, and Frederick Blomberg, the boy who was brought up like a prince within the royal household.
Although Prince George and Master Frederick pursued different paths in life – Prince George gained a reputation as a spendthrift and womaniser and Master Frederick became an eccentric parish priest – the two remained closely bonded, especially during the tumultuous years of the King’s madness and Prince George’s role as regent
In bringing to life the story of an intriguing, and little-known member of the Georgian Royal Family who has been hiding in plain sight all these years, Prince George & Master Frederick cleverly blends fact and fiction to create a compelling and moving story of royal friends and secret brothers.
1765 a four-year-old orphan boy is bundled into a carriage with a woman he doesn't know and taken to the Royal Palace at Richmond to be a playmate for the three-year old Prince George, son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. But what is the child’s secret connection to the King?
Prince George & Master Frederick follows the lives of Prince George, future Regent and King, and Frederick Blomberg, the boy who was brought up like a prince within the royal household.
Although Prince George and Master Frederick pursued different paths in life – Prince George gained a reputation as a spendthrift and womaniser and Master Frederick became an eccentric parish priest – the two remained closely bonded, especially during the tumultuous years of the King’s madness and Prince George’s role as regent
In bringing to life the story of an intriguing, and little-known member of the Georgian Royal Family who has been hiding in plain sight all these years, Prince George & Master Frederick cleverly blends fact and fiction to create a compelling and moving story of royal friends and secret brothers.
Rosalind Freeborn, author of Prince George & Master Frederick
About Rosalind Freeborn, author of Prince George & Master Frederick
Rosalind started her career as a book publicist. She honed her skills on a wide variety of titles within several publishing companies. She then moved into the world of music and handled the publicity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
While her family was young she set up her own PR consultancy supporting clients involved with film, television and the arts. She then promoted the baby charity, Tommy’s and Great Ormond Street hospital.
She became a director within a PR consultancy working with creative clients in the fields of art, design, retail and architecture.
In 2002, Rosalind followed her childhood dream and went to City & Guilds of London Art School, acquiring a Higher Diploma in Fine Art. However, having learnt how to paint in oils, she found herself drawn to paper collage and concentrated on that medium.
She exhibits and sells her work regularly. In 2022 Rosalind appeared on a Channel 4 life drawing programme demonstrating her unique collage technique using fragments of paper.
She was prompted to write Prince George & Master Frederick after investigating a story suggesting that she might, in some way, be related to George III. Her research uncovered the real-life history of Frederick Blomberg and she found his life so fascinating that she wrote this novel. This historical fiction is her first published work.
Rosalind lives in north London, is married to Simon Battersby, a film editor, has four grown-up daughters and five grandchildren.
