Prince Frederik of the Netherlands was close to his Prussian relatives and was the father of the Queen of Sweden and Norway and grandfather of the young Danish crown princess. His niece Sophie of the Netherlands had married Carl Alexander of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach (his sisters married two Prussian princes) and was well connected to other courts. Had they even heard a rumour they would no doubt have mentioned it.
As for what a royal suitor might overlook. Wiwill, prince of Orange once wrote home during a visit to Russia to meet a potential Imperial bride: the farmer's daughter/peasant does not want me.
Implying that he himself was looking for more than high rank and wealth.
My interpretation of the situation is that only a few inside family members knew of Thyra's pregnancy and it was not common knowledge at other European courts. I would not be surprised if even not all the siblings let alone their spouses knew about it. Outside her mother George of Greece knew and possibly Waldemar as he and Thyra were very close but unless we find letters between them referring to it we'll never know.
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As we now know from surviving correspondence from past centuries, there were some fairly open “secrets” and also lesser-known “secrets” in Europe's royal courts.
What *might* have been whispered about young & available Thyra would likely not have tainted her much, if at all, in the eyes of any ambitious royal suitors.
After all, she was one of the *best-connected* royal princesses of her time: daughter and sister / sister-in-law of no less than ten current or future crowned heads: King Christian IX and Queen Louise, King George & Queen Olga, Empress Marie and Emperor Alexander III, King Frederik VIII and Queen Louise, King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
What ambitious prince could resist becoming part of that circle?
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