Veronica Bradly-Lashawn

Veronica Bradly-Lashawn (1932-1994) was the mistress of King Arthur III of Lovia.

Early life
She hailed from a poor family of British background. Her father was a rather obscure salesman and her mother a cleaning lady; they always had trouble finding ends meet. Veronica, their only daughter, was their greatest treasure. A bright and intelligent young woman, she completed high school as the best of her class at the age of 17 and then went to the university.

Mistress to the king
They met in 1953 when the king (then still a prince) visited the university where Veronica was a student at the time. At first they developed a warm friendship, as the prince was much older then her. But as the years went by, they grew more and more fond of each other and eventually fell in love. In 1957, at the height of the great famine, Lucas I had to abdicate from the trone. Arthur told Veronica he did not want to alone in the palace, he needed a wife. His family however did not accept Veronica as that wife. Arthur III told his family he would never leave Veronica, and despite never marrying her, he did regard her as his wife. He greatly respected her opinion, took her advice to heart and was always loyal to her. In 1974 Veronica got pregnant; this was a shock to the king, who was already 61 years old at the time, since Veronica was 42. She did give birth to healthy twin boys, however, in 1975. They were called George and Philip Bradly-Lashawn.