At just 14 years old, he managed to enter Buckingham Palace without being discovered and is recognized as the world’s first celebrity stalker.
Unfortunately, celebrity harassment is a recurring problem today. However, some figures from the past also had to deal with people obsessed with them, as is the case with the Queen Victoria of England, who during his reign had his own stalker who He even stole her own underwear.
Between 1838 and 1841, Edward Jonesbetter known as Boy Joneswas able to infiltrate Buckingham Palace by disguising himself as a chimney sweep. with only 14 yearsspied on the Queen several times, including when she was undressing.
The robbery of Queen Victoria
It is said that the young man entered the palace to spy on Queen Victoria, since she was the only woman he had been interested in. However, managed to take some objects belonging to hersuch as a portrait of him, some letters, a collection of canvases and several items of underwear belonging to the Queen, who at that time was in Windsor Castle.
At first, the boy managed to go unnoticed and walked through the hallways, bedrooms and living rooms. But in 1838 He was caught in the act by a bouncer who saw him at Marble Hall. He was chased by the police until they caught up with him and They found him with several pairs of the Queen’s underwear.
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What happened to “Boy Jones”
When the young man was captured, he was sentenced to three years in prisonbut still continued the harassment of Queen Victoria. So to get rid of it, the Government He had him kidnapped and he was sent to Brazil. However, he managed to return to Britain, so they asked for his kidnapping again and he was imprisoned on a ship for six years.
Over time, Jones became an alcoholic and became a thief. Then was deported to Australiabut managed to return to England, until his brother convinced him to return to Australia, where he sought to start over, changing his name to Thomas Jones and sold cakes. Furthermore, it became the Perth’s first town crier. Finally, Boy Jones died in 1893 in Bairnsdale after falling drunk from the Mitchell River bridge.
Source: Ambito
