Who was Princess Caraboo?
Princess Caraboo was the assumed persona of Mary Baker, who fooled a town in Gloucestershire, England into thinking she was exiled royalty for a period in 1817. Her creativity and ability to fool a large group of people for weeks on end have made Princess Caraboo one of the most notorious tricksters of all time. Princess Caraboo first appeared in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire on 3 April 1817, wandering the streets in a turban, apparently disoriented and homeless. A local man took her to the Overseer of the Poor, who in turn left her in the hands of the magistrate, Samuel Worrall. Princess Caraboo fascinated those around her with her bizarre language, which no one could place or decipher. Princess Caraboo was placed briefly at a local inn, where she exhibited more puzzling behavior. She became excited over a picture of a pineapple on the wall, indicating that the fruit grew in her homeland, wherever that was. She would eat no meat, tried to sleep on the floor, and showed interest in furn
