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Alice Frederica Keppel (geboren Edmonstone, 29 april 1869 – 11 september 1947) is de geschiedenis ingegaan als de maîtresse van de prins van Wales, de latere koning Edward VII van Engeland. Bovendien wordt ze herinnerd als de moeder van haar oudste dochter Violet Keppel , (later Trefusis), schrijfster en bekend vanwege haar tumultueuze relatie met de schrijfster Vita Sackville-West .
15 de out. de 1998 · Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and the institution of marriage.
Ten years later when Bertie -- King Edward VII -- died, his widow Queen Alexandra, mindful of the sexual link between her husband and Mrs Keppel, returned the cigarette case to her. In 1936, Mrs Keppel asked Bertie's daughter-in-law Queen Mary to accept it as a gift. It is now in the permanent royal collection of pieces by Faberge.
23 de jul. de 2017 · In 1901, when Queen Victoria died, after 63 years on the throne, Bertie became King Edward VII. Alice’s position was unchanged by her lover becoming king; in fact, she was seen by many as a good influence and vital to his reign. Alice was not hidden away from the public as the king insisted she was always with him.
Life As A Royal Mistress. In 1898, 29-year old Keppel met Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), the 56-year-old heir apparent to the throne. It was not long before she became one of Edward's many mistresses, despite a twenty-six year age difference. The Prince instantly made her "La Favorita" and his semi-official mistress.
1 de mai. de 2005 · Alice Keppel and Agnes Keyser: Edward VII's Last Loves. Paperback – 1 May 2005. A 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 ...
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3 de mar. de 2011 · Edward VII's Last Loves: Alice Keppel and Agnes Keyser by Raymond Lamont-Brown (Sutton Publishing, 2001) Top. About the author. Lucy Moore is the author of The Thieves Opera, published by Harcourt ...
