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a b Weir, Alison (1996), Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy, Revised Edition, London: Random House, p.319, ISBN 978-0-7126-7448-5 As king, Edward VII proved a greater success than anyone had expected, [133] but he was already past the average life expectancy and had little time left to fulfil the role. In his short reign, he ensured that his second son and heir, George V, was better prepared to take the throne. Contemporaries described their relationship as more like affectionate brothers than father and son, [134] and on Edward's death George wrote in his diary that he had lost his "best friend and the best of fathers... I never had a [cross] word with him in my life. I am heart-broken and overwhelmed with grief". [135] Edward VII, also known as ‘Dirty Bertie’ and ‘Edward the Caresser’, was a man of gargantuan sexual appetites, who rutted his way through available (and not so available) lady folk like a tomcat with three testicles.

Mansel, Philip (2005), Dressed to Rule, New Haven: Yale University Press, p.138, ISBN 978-0-300-10697-8 Hibbert, Christopher (2007), Edward VII: The Last Victorian King, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-4039-8377-0 Allfrey, Anthony (1991), King Edward VII and His Jewish Court, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 978-0-297-81125-1

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In Bertie’s very first chapter book he causes havoc as an earthworm at Angela’s pink birthday party. Few steps from the Opéra Garnier, Place Edouard VII is a sumptuous stopover. It is also an opportunity to dwell on the atypical personality of the short-lived king (1901-1910), whose sculpture was created by Paul Landowski. A man who, tired of waiting to ascend the throne, always preferred the Paris of the Belle Époque to the good morals of his native England. Lloyd, Will (9 September 2022). "King Charles is no longer Hamlet". UnHerd . Retrieved 12 September 2022. Edward donated his parents' house, Osborne on the Isle of Wight, to the state and continued to live at Sandringham. [69] He could afford to be magnanimous; his private secretary, Sir Francis Knollys, claimed that he was the first heir to succeed to the throne in credit. [70] Edward's finances had been ably managed by Sir Dighton Probyn, Comptroller of the Household, and had benefited from advice from Edward's financier friends, some of whom were Jewish, such as Ernest Cassel, Maurice de Hirsch and the Rothschild family. [71] At a time of widespread antisemitism, Edward attracted criticism for openly socialising with Jews. [72] [73]

It sounds like solid evidence, but put into the context of the time, sharing a bed wasn’t a big deal. Certainly among lower classes, bed sharing among families happened all the time—it was a way to keep warm, or they might not have been able to afford more than one bed, or had room for more than one. Bed sharing was done as a matter of necessity. There was nothing inherently sexual about it and it was something most did. If you liked this article, you might also enjoy our new popular podcast, The BrainFood Show ( iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, Feed), as well as: In 1860, Edward undertook the first tour of North America by a Prince of Wales. His genial good humour and confident bonhomie made the tour a great success. [16] He inaugurated the Victoria Bridge, Montreal, across the St Lawrence River, and laid the cornerstone of Parliament Hill, Ottawa. He watched Charles Blondin traverse Niagara Falls by highwire, and stayed for three days with President James Buchanan at the White House. Buchanan accompanied the Prince to Mount Vernon, to pay his respects at the tomb of George Washington. Vast crowds greeted him everywhere. He met Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Prayers for the royal family were said in Trinity Church, New York, for the first time since 1776. [16] The four-month tour throughout Canada and the United States considerably boosted Edward's confidence and self-esteem, and had many diplomatic benefits for Great Britain. [17] Huberty, M., Giraud, A., Magdelaine, F. & B. (1976–1994). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Vols I–VII. Le Perreux, France: Alain Giraud Perring, Rebecca, Dirty Bertie: How Royal Playbox Took Victorian Paris By Storm with a Three-Way Love Seat, Daily Express, October 9, 2015 https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/610974/Prince-Bertie-three-way-love-seat-Paris-lust-Royal-Prince-of-Wales-playboyWhen Albert died two weeks later, a distraught Victoria blamed his death on Edward’s indiscretion. She would never fully forgive him, declaring: “I never can, or shall, look at him without a shudder.” Since Bertie’s first appearance in a picture book the grubby trouble magnet has become a firm favourite with readers worldwide selling over 1.7 million copies.