Gordon-Cumming was dismissed from the army the following day, and was ostracised from society for the rest of his life. A leader in "The Times" stated that "He has committed a mortal offence. Society can know him no more." Public opinion was on his side, and the prince was at his most unpopular for several years afterwards. The affair has been of subsequent interest to writers; two books have examined the matter, and there have been two fictionalised accounts of the events.