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Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe.
The lying-in-state of King Edward VII in Westminster Hall, 17–19 May 1910. On 11 May, the King was dressed in his uniform and placed in a massive oak coffin, which was moved on 14 May to the throne room, where it was sealed and lay in state.
Edward VII. King Edward VII was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Empire from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910. During his reign Edward was served by a total of 13 prime ministers; 5 from Australia, 4 from the United Kingdom, 3 from New Zealand, and 1 from the Dominion of Canada.
At the age of sixteen, Alexandra was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the son and heir apparent of Queen Victoria. The couple married eighteen months later in 1863, the year in which her father became king of Denmark as Christian IX and her brother William was appointed king of Greece as George I.
"The Coronation of King Edward VII". www.iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museums – newsreel film of the coronation procession at Horse Guards and Hyde Park Corner; Music Performed at the Coronation of King Edward VII: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project "Westminster Abbey – Edward VII Coronation Music, 1902" (PDF).
Edward the Seventh is a 1975 British historical drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of King Edward VII by Philip Magnus , it stars Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria, Timothy West as the elder Edward VII, with Simon Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge as Edward during his youth.
Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone; [1] 29 April 1868 – 11 September 1947) was an aristocrat, British society hostess and a long-time mistress of King Edward VII.. Keppel grew up at Duntreath Castle, the family seat of the Edmonstone baronets in Scotland.
King Edward VII succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom in January, 1901. During his reign he received plenty of state visits from foreign heads of state, all of which were from European countries, including the first state visit to Britain by a President of the French Republic.