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Mrs Keppel, as mistress of King Edward VII, was ‘La Favorita’ of Edwardian high society. Her daugher Violet Trefusis was ostracised, forced into a sham marriage and banished to Paris because of her stormy love affair with Vita Sackville-West. Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter and Diana Souhami’s other books are available from good booksellers ...
Alice was born in 1868 and raised at Duntreath Castle in Scotland. She made her debut in 1886 and became a highly regarded society hostess, said to be one of the most beautiful women of her time, with her blue eyes, small waist, chestnut hair and large bust. After many proposals from other suitors, in 1888 Al-ice married George Keppel, a ...
General George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle (1724-1772) was styled Viscount Bury until 1754, becoming 3rd Earl of Albermale in 1757 on the death of his father. He came from a wealthy and powerful Flemish family from Gueldres, close to the Princes of Orange, who had moved to England in the 17th Century.
Violet criança com sua mãe, Alice, ca 1899. Em 1 de junho de 1891, aos 23 anos, ela se casou com O Honorável George Keppel, filho do 7.º Conde de Albemarle. Keppel era quatro anos mais velho que Alice e servia como soldado no Exército Britânico na época de seu casamento. A família Keppel tinha um histórico de serviço para a família ...
Sonia Rosemary Keppel was born on 24 May 1900, as the youngest child of the Hon. George Keppel (1865-1947) and Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone) (1868-1947). Alice was the youngest child of Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet , while George was a son of William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle and his wife Sophia Mary Keppel (née MacNab).
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle. by Charles Spooner, after Sir Joshua Reynolds mezzotint, 1762 NPG D336
Alice Keppel. (1868-1947), Wife of George Keppel; mother of Violet Trefusis; mistress of King Edward VII. Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone) Sitter in 8 portraits. 3 Likes. List Thumbnail. Sort by. Alice Keppel. by John Moffat.
