▁her ▁mother ▁were ▁registered ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁inc ogn ito ▁as ▁Madame ▁and ▁M lle ▁Der oda , ▁and ▁identified ▁themselves ▁similarly ▁to ▁police ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁The ▁court ▁was ▁satisfied ▁that ▁the ▁dece ased ▁Princess ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁driver , ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁von ▁B leich r öder . ▁Some ▁newsp apers ▁hint ed ▁that ▁the ▁stress ▁or ▁gu ilt ▁of ▁this ▁tra ged y ▁may ▁have ▁instrument al ▁in ▁her ▁suic ide ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁saying ▁" Every ▁effort ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁h ush ▁up ▁the ▁affair , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁fear ▁that ▁the ▁Princess ' s ▁movements ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁to ▁her ▁father ." ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁fr ustr ated ▁passion ▁for ▁Baron ▁von ▁B leich r öder ▁has ▁gained ▁tra ction ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁history ▁books , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁book ▁described ▁an ▁entirely ▁different ▁story . ▁ ▁In ▁Sec rets ▁of ▁D eth ron ed ▁Royal ty ▁by ▁Princess ▁Catherine ▁Rad zi will ▁( 1 9 2 0 ), ▁it ▁is ▁explained ▁that ▁Soph ie , ▁required ▁by ▁her ▁family ' s ▁financial ▁circumstances ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁town ▁of ▁Heidel berg ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁metropol is ▁of ▁We imar , ▁had ▁fallen ▁deeply ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁( ident ified ▁only ▁as ▁" Count ▁T .") ▁of ▁excellent ▁but ▁poor ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁young ▁people ▁planned ▁to ▁el ope ▁and ▁to ▁conce al ▁their ▁plans , ▁the