![]() It is full of colourful characters: Edward's beautiful and betrayed wife Alexandra the three cuckolded husbands - Edward Langtry, the Earl of Warwick and the Hon. Spanning three decades and packed with incident, scandal and high romance, the story is set in the extravagant and hypocritical world of late Victorian and Edwardian society. ![]() Alice Keppel, probably the King's greatest love, developed into an astute and fascinating figure in her own right. Daisy Warwick, an immensely wealthy heiress and social butterfly, was converted to socialism. Lillie Langtry, the socially ambitious girl from the vicarage, became a famous actress. In their different ways, all three were exceptional personalities. ![]() It is also a study of the three women with whom the King was most deeply in love - his `official' mistresses, Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick and Alice Keppel. RetailHere, for the first time, is an all-embracing account of the loves of that celebrated royal womaniser, Edward VII, as Prince of Wales and King. ![]()
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