Another theory is that "Chinese" styles reminded George of his gay youth and gave him a nostalgic escape from his disastrous second marriage and the frustrations of the elusive throne as he grew into middle age.
有人甚至解釋說，攝政王早年婚姻不順，中年的政治野心又頻頻受挫，久久未能繼位，而「中國裝飾既新奇刺激，又同時能寬慰其心」，說得儼然有些哲學味道了。