@AnonMan88
My thought exactly,
So many people said in the previous chapter said that if you like her a child shouldn't matter. It should! The fact that you're affected means that you're thinking about them,
I'm still confused,
So he's a duke, but not a vassal of the King, an independent duke, then?
But his territory is already larger than most kingdoms surrounding it, why not declare a new kingdom, then?
@cherokeemoon
No, at both event the Queen only have one attendant,
As he said, what's public is that the Queen invited her to a tea party, the fact that the Queen is displeased and then apologised was not supposed to be public.
@RayREI
Aren't they being coincidences more scary than being forced to?
At least being forced you can see that something is actively going against your will, as long as you can resist it then it's clear.