Sybil's old haunts
Hampton Court Palace - inside and out...
Dame Sybil – otherwise known as the ‘Grey Lady’ – has reputedly haunted several parts of the palace including the state apartments and Clock Court.
Strange ... but true?
Is there any evidence to support the stories of Sybil Penn's spectre?
She lived at Hampton Court
Dame Sybil had a long connection with Hampton Court. She was famously the nurse of Prince Edward and she also nursed Elizabeth I through small pox at Hampton Court in 1562 only to die of the same disease herself shortly afterwards.
A weird coincidence?
Immediately after Dame Sybil’s tomb was disturbed, strange noises like those of someone working a spinning wheel were heard through a wall at Hampton Court. A search revealed a previously unknown chamber containing … an antique spinning wheel.
