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That the notoriously stuffy Prince Albert should have produced such an heir was something from which Victoria's adored husband never recovered. Albert insisted his pleasure-seeking son should be kept away from children his own age, schooled in the classics eight hours a day and thrashed when he failed to make the grade. Cibrario, Luigi (1869). Notizia storica del nobilissimo ordine supremo della santissima Annunziata. Sunto degli statuti, catalogo dei cavalieri (in Italian). Eredi Botta. p.116. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021 . Retrieved 4 March 2019.

In a last bid to control the young prince, Albert sent him off to join the army. When his underlings put a prostitute in his bed he took full advantage and when news reached Albert (the woman in question had started styling herself Princess of Wales) it virtually finished him off. Ordinarily, a man in Edward’s position would have had two choices: lose weight or try different positions. But this being the Prince of Wales, he decided to take a third option. Edward commissioned famous Paris cabinetmaker Louis Soubrier to create what he called a “Siege d’Amour”, or “Love Chair”. Installed in Edward’s private room at La Chabanais, the elaborate gilded device allowed Edward to continue having sex without crushing his partners with his enormous girth. It was also rumoured that the chair allowed Edward to have sex with two women at once, yet while the chair does feature a second cushion on the lower level it is unclear how this was supposed to function.

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Prince Carl of Denmark (King of Norway as Haakon VII from 1905); had issue including Prince Alexander (later Olav V) Try our "98' Curzons!" A few fashion hints for men", Otago Witness, 3 November 1898, archived from the original on 15 September 2012 , retrieved 5 May 2010, It was actually the Prince of Wales who introduced this shape. He got them originally about eight years ago from a manufacturer called Charvet, in Paris. David Prothero (12 April 2007). "British Royal Flags, Reign of Edward VII: Proposal for a Personal Royal Standard of King Edward VII". Flags of the World . Retrieved 3 October 2022. In later years, political leaders would often greet each other with “the kiss of peace” which was Biblically sanctioned. Again, the kiss meant nothing more than a handshake does today. Wales, H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of (WLS861AE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Velde, François (19 April 2008), Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family, Heraldica, archived from the original on 17 March 2018 , retrieved 2 May 2010 Hibbert, Christopher (2007), Edward VII: The Last Victorian King, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-1-4039-8377-0GCSI: Extra Knight Companion of the Star of India, 25 June 1861; [149] Extra Knight Grand Commander, 24 May 1866 [150] It is not always wise to trust a French politician's judgments but in this case Poincaré seems to have hit the nail on the tête.

Letter from Mrs Elise Stonor to Queen Victoria, 11 April 1871, quoted in Battiscombe, Georgina (1969), Queen Alexandra, London: Constable, p.112, ISBN 978-0-09-456560-9 and Ridley, p. 140 The Burns family is watching TV, all except for Mrs. Burns, who then enters with news: the newspaper wants her to do a restaurant review, she can take guests, and the paper pays for the meal. Bertie is very excited at the possibility of a free meal and wants to go to a restaurant called Burger Madness, but Mr. Burns tells him they are not taking him, because he's accident-prone at restaurants. Suzy wants to go out for dinner as well, and Mrs. Burns, despite hoping for a date with Mr. Burns, agrees to take Suzy, and Bertie too because they haven't eaten as a family in a while, and it would not be fair taking one kid but not the other. Mrs. Burns tells Bertie to be on his best behaviour and to tidy his room right then.In 1901 Queen Victoria finally died, and after 60 years of waiting Edward was at last able to ascend to the throne. Despite his parents’ fears and a lifetime of questionable behaviour, during his short reign Edward proved a surprisingly popular and effective king, his gregariousness and social intelligence making him an excellent diplomat and ambassador for England.