I read somewhere that Helen was pregnant when she married Carol. From what I have read about Helen 's(Sitta) personality and sheltered upbringing I found this hard to believe.
Does anyone have any information on this subject or information on why she married Carol in the first place?
I have nver been able to get feel on Carol II's personality, appeal to women or appeal in general.
TampaBay
Arthur Gould Lee, in his biography of Helen, refers a little bit to why - but the book was written in the 50s, and no one was going to come out and say that Michael was not premature.
Paul Quinlan's biography of Carol II - the Playboy King (inspite of the title, the book is rather scholarly) goes into more detail - he had access to Carol's secretary's diaries. Marie wanted this match - and actually Carol's position as an eligible prince was rather low considering his escapades - Helen's family was in exile, and she was grieving the death of her beloved brother, Alexander. Her mother who did not like Marie and did not trust Carol, tried to caution her, but Helen did not listen. Some years later, she said she wished she had listened -as this would have saved her years of heartache and pain.
Quinlan refers to Helen being pregnant (3.5 months in May and they were married on March 10th). Michael weighed 7lbs. That's a rather large preemie
