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regarded as model for quiet refinement
of dress and bearing.
RcViVes Court Pom9.
At the state functions in which he par
ticipated King Edward revived all the
pomp and circumstance of medieval days.
lie drove to Westminster on the opening
of Parliament in one OF the sumptuous
royal coaches attended by heralds, equer-
ries and outridcrs and vast retnue, form
in6 a pageant of royal splendor. On these
occasions the king wore the full robes OF
majesty.
The tactfulncss which he possessed to q
marked degree was a prominent character
-istic of the late king. though he was frank
loyal and warm-heartcd always Those
who have associated with him have said
that he was emphatlcally the good fell
low simple and courteous, but stickler
or the Difference which his rank demanded
He was born at Buckingham palace OH
November ., 1Si1 the son of Queen Vic
toria and Prince Albert of Sake-Coburg and
! Gotha Educated by private tutors on a
plan outlined by his father, he later studied
at Edinburgh, oxford and Cambridge. a
long period of travel followed, during
which he went over Europe and the cast
In 1860 he made triumphant tour through
| the United States and Canada
The prince was married March 10, 1853 tc
Princess Alexandria, oldest daughter of the
! Danish prince who became some months
later King Christian TX.
Six children were born. two of whom--tht
| Duke of Clarence and Prince Alexander
died The surviving children are George
| Frederick, prince of Wakes, Duke of Corn.
b
Princess Louise who was married to tn,
Duke of Fife; Princess Victoria Alexandra
and Princess Maud Charlotte, who wal
married TO Prince Karl of Denmark nov
King Haakon VII of Norway.
The king was of the house of Hanover
which dates from the accession to tn,
throne of King George !, in 17l4
Twice before ascending the throne Ed
wards life was despaired Of In 1871 he wa
so seriously i'll with typhoid fever tina
| for weeks his death was expected In 1S9
he fell on the stairs during a visit to BaroI
Ferdinand De Rothschild at Waddesdo
manor and fractured a knee cap Compli
cations ensued and for time his condition
was dangerous.
Coronation WondrOus Pageant.
His coronation, originally set for June Il
1902 was postponed until August 8. o.
account of illness. 1t was a pageant of al
most unparalleled splendor and the occas
ion of celebration throughout the worlt
His shirt reign was a peaceful one. afte
the conclusion of the Boer war, which wa
in progress when he became king
Several times the kings life had bee
in danger from anarchists or cranks. o
April Z, 1900, when, a prince lie was 4
Brussels, Jean Sipido, a boy of Is year,
fired at him as he was seated in a railwa
coach The shot did not harm The bo
was held to be mentally irresponsible.
plot to assassinate him and King Carlo
of Portugal while he was in Lisbon in 10,
was discovered and frustrated
The king was always a great travele
and was nearly as well known on tn
boulevards of Paris and in the casinos {
) Biarritz and Homburg as he was alon
Piccadilly, He always exhibited a marke
preference for the society OF Americans
? sketch of the Late Kings Life.
King Edward VII. was born at Buckng
ham palace, in London, on November
lS4l. His mother, Queen Victoria. was maj
ried to her cousin, Prince Albert OF Sax,
Coburg in February, 1910. In the same yes
Victoria, who became Empress Frederic
: (Contipued on Sacond Do.