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Fabergé cigarette case given to King Edward VII by Queen’s ancestor to be shown at Buckingham Palace
In 1863, Queen Victoria’s eldest son, Albert Edward, had married Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and the fashionable young couple – the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra – ushered in ...
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Edward VII
Albert Edward, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert ... A Latin inscription is shown which translates as "Praise to Thee King of Eternal Glory". The copes are still used.
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On This Day in History: Queen Victoria died in 1901, Edward VII proclaimed king
On this day in 1901, Edward VII was proclaimed King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria at ...
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Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria was crowned on 28th June 1838 ... She was succeeded by her son Edward VII. A memorial service for her was held in the Abbey on 2nd February.
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Queen Victoria: The woman who redefined Britain’s monarchy
After the death of two uncles, the teenage Victoria became heir to her final surviving uncle King ... Edward VII and her grandson Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany were at her deathbed. The Queen ...