Claims of an affair were doubted, however, by Captain Val Bailey, who knew Trundle well and whose mother had an affair with Trundle for nearly two decades, and by historian Susan Williams.
Con todo, a tese sobre un romance é posta en dúbida polo capitán Val Bailey, que coñecía ben a Trundle e cuxa nai tivo un romance con este durante case dúas décadas, e tamén pola historiadora Susan Williams.