Alice Keppel and Agnes Keyser: Edward VII's Last LovesA detailed look at the two women in the life of Edward VII during his last years. Alice Keppel, youngest daughter of a Scottish retired admiral and MP emerged from obscurity in 1898 to become the publicly acknowledged mistress of the portly, fun-loving Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Agnes Keyser, daughter of a prominent member of the Stock exchange, defied social expectations by not marrying, instead becoming involved in hospital charity work. Her twelve-year relationship with the king was much less in the public eye, but was just as important. |
Contents
Two Perfect Loves | |
Born a Keyser and Born an Edmonstone | |
Two Childhoods | |
Alices Marriage and the Albemarles | |
First Lover First Child | |
Raising the Wind | |
The Kings LooseBox | |
Indispensable | |
The Royal Curtain Falls | |
Royal Widowhood and | |
The Trouble with Violet | |
An Ending at Buckland House | |
Queen of Florence Empress of the Ritz | |
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