Royal Baccarat Scandal - Aftermath

Aftermath

Sir William was dismissed from the army and retired to his Scottish estate. He never re-entered high society and remained bitter about the incident until his death years later. One happy note was that his fiancée, American heiress Florence Garner, supported him throughout the scandal. The couple wed the day after the trial ended and went on to have four children.

Following the trial, the Prince of Wales changed his behaviour to some extent. Although he continued to gamble he did so in a more discreet manner, and he stopped playing baccarat altogether, taking up whist instead.