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May 20, 2021 · When the palace laid King Edward to rest on May 17, the now Dowager Queen Alexandra again allowed Alice Keppel to attend. But there was a disgraceful catch. In an obvious gesture to her illicit relationship with the king, the royal family forced Keppel to enter and leave through a side door. Ouch.
Alice Frederica Keppel (née Edmonstone; [1] 29 April 1868 – 11 September 1947) was an aristocrat, British society hostess and a long-time mistress of King Edward VII. Keppel grew up at Duntreath Castle, the family seat of the Edmonstone baronets in Scotland.
Jul 17, 2014 · When he was dying in May of 1910 he asked for her to come to his deathbed, but apparently that was too much for the Queen; as soon as he lost consciousness she ordered the doctors to get rid of Alice, who reacted with uncharacteristic loss of composure.
Jan 29, 1999 · Alice averred that Queen Alexandra had summoned her; and, when Alice left, the sobbing Queen clung to her arm promising that the Royal Family would look after her.
Nov 24, 2020 · Alice was hysterical at his deathbed and had to be removed from his room. The Dowager Queen Alexandra made no place for Alice in court, so the Keppel family traveled for several years.
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Aug 22, 2021 · Alice died of cirrhosis of the liver in September 1947 at her palazzo in Italy. Her husband died just two months later.
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Alexandra was content to let Alice act as a second queen, as long as the affair remained discreet. The prudent Alice was a kind woman, and she seems to have gotten along well with Alexandra. In fact, they became friends and allies.
