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The Edwardian Era, lasting from 1901 to 1910, is often remembered as a final age of innocence before Europe descended into the savagery of the First World War – a gilded period of refinement and elegance. This is somewhat ironic, as for most of his life the namesake of the era, King Edward VII, embodied exactly none of these virtues.

Throwback Thursday: When the King of England had a love chair

During Queen Victoria's widowhood, Edward pioneered the idea of royal public appearances as they are understood today—for example, opening the Thames Embankment in 1871, the Mersey Tunnel in 1886, and Tower Bridge in 1894 [37]—but his mother did not allow him an active role in the running of the country until 1898. [38] [39] He was sent summaries of important government documents, but she refused to give him access to the originals. [12] Edward annoyed his mother, who favoured the Germans, by siding with Denmark on the Schleswig-Holstein Question in 1864 and in the same year annoyed her again by making a special effort to meet Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian general and revolutionary, who was a leader in the movement for Italian unification. [40] Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone sent him papers secretly. [12] From 1886, Foreign Secretary Lord Rosebery sent him Foreign Office despatches, and from 1892 some Cabinet papers were opened to him. [12] Kennedy, Paul M. (2004), The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery, London: Penguin Books, pp.215–216 Prince Charles becomes longest-serving heir apparent", BBC News, 20 April 2011, archived from the original on 25 September 2015 , retrieved 30 January 2016 But, it wasn’t all can-can girls and music halls. With great power comes great irresponsibility and many paid the price for the Prince’s philandering. Rather than waving the crown jewels at anything in a skirt, today it’s likely that Bertie would join the likes of Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, David Duchovny, Robbie Williams, Russell Brand, and Tiger Woods in rehab, being treated for compulsive sexual behaviour.

Bertie the old tart

When the courtesan La Barucci (who called herself the “greatest whore in the world”) was introduced to Bertie, she promptly dropped her dress to the floor and exposed herself. 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. This makes the family very angry at Bertie, but on the plus side, they were asked to leave, so Mrs. Burns is now reviewing Burger Madness.

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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. 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 Heffer, Simon (1998), Power and Place: The Political Consequences of King Edward VII, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 978-0-297-84220-0 Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Nos. 25–29", anthonyjcamp.com, 11 August 2011, archived from the original on 11 August 2011 Bertie seems to have had a particular taste for married women and often selected his mistresses from the wives of his intimate circle of friends, who considered it their duty to King and c*** to turn a blind eye.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. 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. Keen to dam up the breach in sexual propriety, Victoria saw to it Bertie was swiftly married off to the beautiful Princess Alexandra of Denmark. It’s highly unlikely Alexandra ever had a turn in Bertie’s love chair, but she managed to bear him five children nonetheless.