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Alice Keppel & Agnes Keyser: Edward VII's Last Loves
Alice Keppel Agnes Keyser Edward VII's Last Loves Author:Raymond Lamont-Brown 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 Wales, the future Edward VII. Agnes Keyser, daughter of a prominent member of the St... more »ock exchange, defied social expectations by not marrying, instead becoming involved in hospital charity work. Her twelve-year relationship with the king was much less in the public eye, but was just as important.« less