George Ⅳ, king of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830, was of course not present at the Battle of Waterloo, but he spoke so frequently of the battle as if he were there in person that, at last, he began to really believe that he had been present.
On one occasion, the prince (he had not then ascended the throne) had the temerity to tell the Duke of Wellington, when they were dining together, that he had charged the French with the Household Brigade and had completely bowled over the French cavalry commanded by Marshal Ney*. Though he was willing to allow a lot, this statement was too much for the duke to swallow, and he said, "I have heard you, sir, say so before; but I did not witness this marvellous charge. Your Highness must know that the French cavalry are the best in Europe."
英王喬治四世一八二零年至一八三零年在位。他當然沒有參與滑鐵盧戰役，但經常把這場戰役掛在口邊，似乎自己也有參戰，終於自己都以假為真。
他還是王子的時候，有一次和威靈頓公爵一起吃晚飯，竟然跟威靈頓說，他曾率領禁衞軍衝鋒，把內伊元帥*指揮的法國騎兵殺得一敗塗地。威靈頓不想和王子怎麼計較，但那樣的話實在教他吃不消。他說：「殿下，你從前也講過類似的話，不過，我在戰場上，沒有看見那次英勇無匹的衝鋒。殿下必須知道，法國騎兵是歐洲最精銳的騎兵。」
*內伊是拿破崙得力助手，驍勇善戰。