On the day of the wedding, Sophie was getting dressed, surrounded by all her family, and she suddenly realized she had forgotten to bring her wedding shoes.

Panic.

Then her sister remembered that she had a pair of white shoes from her wedding so she lent them to Sophie for the day. Unfortunately, they were a bit too small. By the time the festivities were over, Sophie's feet were in agony.

When she and bridegroom Edward withdrew to their room, the only thing she could think of was getting her shoes off.

The rest of the Family crowded around the door to the bedroom, and they heard roughly what they expected, grunts, straining noises, and an occasional muffled scream. Eventually, they heard Edward say, "Goodness, that was tight."

"There," whispered the Queen. "I told you she was a virgin!"

Then, to their surprise, they heard Edward say, "Right. Now for the other one."

his was followed by more grunting and straining, and, at last, Edward said, 'My Goodness. That was even tighter."

"That's my boy," said the Duke. "Once a sailor, always a sailor."