Lord and Lady Holland had no biological children of their own, having gone through two stillbirths and one short-lived child. Lady Holland was in her late thirties and Lord Holland insisted on adopting the girl. Her biological paternity remains a mystery; one rumour had it that she was her adoptive father's biological daughter born by his servant.
Lord and Lady Holland had no children of their own due to two stillbirths and a short-lived infant. Lady Holland, in her late thirties, was persuaded by Lord Holland to adopt the girl. The girl's true parentage remains unknown; one rumor claims she is his adoptive father's biological daughter born to his servant.