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A fact from Ida Macalpine appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 November2025(check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that, to prove that the "mad king" George III was not actually mad, psychiatrist Ida Macalpine sought out his descendants' faeces?
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... that psychiatrist Ida Macalpine complained that royals were too squeamish to provide her with their feces?
Source: "The problems of obtaining the necessary samples did prove to be a major frustration to Macalpine , as evidenced by her remarks: 'The greatest difficulty seems to be the squeamishness of living members to supply the necessary goods', and 'How I look forward to the time when we no longer depend on Royalty." (Röhl, Warren & Hunt 1999, p. 44)
ALT1: ... that in order to prove that the "mad king" George III was not actually mad, psychiatrist Ida Macalpine sought out his descendants' feces?
ALT2: ... that psychiatrist Ida Macalpine boasted of having secretly obtained royal urine? Source: "... would hint of eminent personages who confirmed her story (and even of having got clandestine specimens of Royal urine , which had proved positive )." (Röhl, Warren & Hunt 1999, p. 47)
That is...very odd – but interesting! Article looks good and hook is verified. Should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:57, 9 November 2025 (UTC)