King Ludwig II: He Never Married

Ludwig never married, and the subject of his sexuality has long been the subject of speculation.
Throughout his life he formed close friendships with numerous young men, from actors to courtiers.
It seems almost certain that Ludwig was homosexual...

Dan Cruickshank drops a bombshell in this BBC4 documentary, The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II.
Fagburn loves the wonderfully mad queen, King Ludwig II of Bavaria fame, and this programme on his monumental follies is a tragedy-filled hoot.

PS "Camp is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration..." Notes On Camp, Susan Sontag.
See how many of Sontag's 58 points you can tick after watching this.