# The Prince — Midwinter character guide

> The Prince in Midwinter by John Buchan.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i-in-which-a-highland-gentleman-misses-his-way

## Who they are

A royal figure, possibly the Young Pretender.

## Relationships

### [Alastair Maclean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midwinter_se/characters/alastair_maclean)

_professional_

Alastair acts as a secret agent for the Prince, carrying out missions in support of the Jacobite cause.

### [Sir John Norreys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midwinter_se/characters/sir_john_norreys)

_professional_

Sir John is a key political advisor to the Prince, manipulating events behind the throne.

### [Alastair Maclean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midwinter_se/characters/alastair_maclean)

_professional_

Alastair acts as a secret agent for the Prince, carrying out missions in support of the Jacobite cause.

## In the story

### [Mr. Kyd of Greyhouses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midwinter_se/chapters/iv-mr-kyd-of-greyhouses)

Charles Edward Stuart; has crossed the Border into England, causing Alastair to rush north.

### [In Which Three Gentlemen Confess Their Nakedness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midwinter_se/chapters/xviii-in-which-three-gentlemen-confess-their-nakedness)

Alastair imagines the Prince's young face thin and haggard, a Pretender forevermore. He longs to be at his side in Derby.

## Links

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