We are going to disagree.
His last mistress was Daisy who he was still with until 1901 or 1902.
His last mistress was Alice. He had left Daisy by the late 1890s.
Edward did not have as many as people claim. This is just lies and gossip.
He had quite a number - with the exception of the first couple of years of his marriage those who invited him to stay had to invite his special female friend and ensure they could be intimate with each other without any problems. Alix was an optional extra. The lady friend wasn't.
There is no evidence that Alexandra invited any of Edward's mistresses to Sandringham.
I have my great-great-grandfather's diaries of who was at Sandringham at the same time he was there including Daisy Warwick when she was Edward's mistress along with Alice.
None were invited to celebrate Alexandra's birthday.
I never claimed she did.
That is not what Edward believed. He accused her of infidelity.
She was advised to not have intimate relations with any man by her mid-20s unless she wanted to die.
Edward never accused her of infidelity. He knew she had a close friendship with a few men but never that she went to bed with any of them knowing that a pregnancy could endanger her life.
She was invited by the Queen Alexandra to celebrate birthday.
At Edward's insistence. He insisted his current mistress was invited to many events and Alix grinned and bore it - otherwise she would have seen even less of her husband than she did.
Sonia is pure Keppel. She resembles her Keppel side. She looks like her Keppel cousins and aunts.
Doesn't prove George was her father though - given Alice's proclivities (and there were many men.
(Unless Edward VII was a Keppel. Queen Victoria and Queen Alexandra did adore Henry Keppel.)
Given the number of illegitimate children throughout history that isn't actual proof.
And there is a picture of Queen Alexandra with Henry Keppel arm & arm while holding hands.
Your point I assume was that Alix was having an affair with Henry.
Not gossip but known facts by those who moved in the right circles - such as my great-great-grandparents.
Edward was easily bored and Alice was known for her quick wit.
She was known for way more than her quick wit. A large percentage of his circle stayed for the post-nuptial activities but he left to go to Alice - not anyone else but just Alice.
Which Keppels? Henry, Colin and Mary, Derek and Bridget, Arnold and Gertrude, George and Alice.
George and Alice - obviously.
They wanted Edward to stay for longer and he would only do so if Alice was there and as they couldn't justify an invitation for her then he was always going to leave early.
Did Edward and George want the entire Keppel clan at your family wedding
They didn't have anything to say about the guest list other than Edward wanting Alice to attend.
Derek Keppel was the best friend of George V and Bridget was Queen Mary's friend
Good for them
The diaries of many members of the aristocracy. The sleeping arrangements at many house parties. The stories from the staff in many homes from the day.
Alice's own words.
The Keppels - who have told the story for generations to their descendants
I did extensive research for years before coming to this conclusion.
So did I using the primary evidence of the correspondence about my great-great-grandparents' wedding, the sleeping plans that my grandmother found amongst her mother's papers from when they hosted Edward and Alice (no Alix) and her mother's notes on those visits, the letters by great-grandfather received from his father when Edward died etc etc.
My evidence comes first hand from family who witnessed the relationship and knew what was happening.
Other aristocratic families would have similar records within their own papers.
