Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-07


the Derby with Persimmon in 1896 ana
with Diamond Jubilee in 1900.
In personal appearance the King
was the typical Englishman. He was
rather below the average stature, Oh
strong and heavy build. HIS rudy
face bctokened good health and good
sniri1s un to short time ago. He
wore his gray beard trimmed 70
sharo point. His thin circle Of gray
hair diminished until he was quite
bald. Even in his latter days he con-
tinued t. he one of the best dressed
men in Europe and was regarded as
model for quiet refinement OF dress and
bearing.
Ar the state functions in which he
pqrtioinatad King Edward revived all
tie uomp and circumstances of me-
dieya! DAYS He drove to Westminster
on the opening of Parliament in one
of the sumptuous royal coaches at
tended by heralds. equerries and out
riders and a vast retinue, forming n
pageant of roya! splendor. on these
occasions the King wore the full robes
OF majesty. Tactfulness. which he pos
sesscG 20 a marked degree was con-
spicuous characteristic of the late
King although he was as frank. loyal
and warm hearted always. Those who
associated With him have said that lie
was nmnhaticalv the good fellow
simple and courteous. but a stickler
for the difference which his rank de-
manded
He was born at Buckingham Palace
No. ., 1871, the son of Queen Victoria
Of % N and
Goth Educated by private tutors on a
plan outlined by mis- father, he later
studied at Edinburg, oxford and Cam
bri i"c. A long period Of travel follow
ed, during which ne went over Europe
and TIE East. In 1860 he made a tri
ufupnaJ tour through the United
states and Canada. The prince was
married March 10, 1863, To Princess
Al Xandra, oldest daughter Of the DAN
sh Prince who became some months
later King Christian TX. Six children
were bora, two of whom, the Duke of
clarence and Prince Alexander, died.
Thr surviving children are: George
Frederick Prince of Wales; Duke of
cornwall aud York, Princess Victoria
Ncxandra, and Princess Maud Char
l"tto, who married to Prince Kart of
Denmark, now King. Haakon VII Of Nor
way.
The King was of the House of Han
over, which dates from the accession to
the throne of King George II in 1884.
Twice before ascending the throne Ed
wards life was despaired Of In 1871
he was SO seriously i'll with typhoid few
,r that for weeks his death was ex-
rcctod. In 1898 he fell on the stairs
during a visit To Baron Ferdinand De
Pothschild at Waddesdon Manor and
fractured :, knee cap. Complications
pnsued, and for a time his condition was
dangerous.
Ills coronation, originally set for June
26, 1902, and postponed until August 8
on account of the illness was a pageant
Of almost unparalleled splendor and the
occasion of celebration throughout the
world His short reign was a peaceful
one, after the conclusion of the Boer
war. Which was in progress when he
became King. Several times the Kings
life had been in danger from anarchists
IT cranks. ON April 4, 1900 when as
prince he was in Brussels, Jean Sipido,
ii boy of Is years, fred at him as he
was seated in a railway coach. The shot
did no harm. The boy was held to be
mentally irresponsible.
a plot to assassinate him and King
Carlos at Portugal while he was in Lis
bon in 1908 was discovered and frus-
, trated
The King was always a great traveller
and was nearly as well known on the
| boulevards of Paris and in the casinos
| of Biarritz and Hamburg as he was
along Pcidilly. He always exhibited
marked preference for the society of
! Americans.