Oh, Those Naughty Victorians!
Laid low this week-end by "an upper respiratory infection." Or at least so says the doc.
Had to take the week off...
Entertained myself with starting to read, Edward the VII, the Playboy Prince. Fascinating stuff! Decades ago, I watched the Masterpiece Theatre series on Lillie Langtry, "the Jersey Lily."
Jane Ridley, the British author of this tome on Edward, has penned a captivating biography. She doesn't leave a stone unturned.
I was a little surprised at what a lousy mother Victoria was. There was no love lost between Edward (called "Bertie) andVictoria. Edward was her oldest son. One thing that stood out was that when he was Prince of Wales, she didn't give him the important "red box" and entrusted it to someone else.
Edward was a randy guy. He married the beautiful Princess Alexandra of Denmark (called Alix) and while it was a love match, he cheated on her a lot.
One of his mistresses was Lilly Langtry, the "Jersey Lily." She was crazy beautiful and well known artists of the day lined up to paint or sketch her. She became an actress, as did her daughter, Jeanne Marie.
Jane Ridley, the British author of this tome on Edward, has penned a captivating biography. She doesn't leave a stone unturned.
I was a little surprised at what a lousy mother Victoria was. There was no love lost between Edward (called "Bertie) andVictoria. Edward was her oldest son. One thing that stood out was that when he was Prince of Wales, she didn't give him the important "red box" and entrusted it to someone else.
Edward was a randy guy. He married the beautiful Princess Alexandra of Denmark (called Alix) and while it was a love match, he cheated on her a lot.
One of his mistresses was Lilly Langtry, the "Jersey Lily." She was crazy beautiful and well known artists of the day lined up to paint or sketch her. She became an actress, as did her daughter, Jeanne Marie.
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