Alice Keppel

So they're probably displaying it to show that how she hosted royalty and that she had these grand weekends.

But what was interesting about the seating chart is that catty-cornered from him, the king, is a one Honorable Mrs. Alice Keppel, and then far down the line at the end of the table is the Honorable George Keppel, Alice's husband.

Now, we know, of course, that Alice Keppel was Queen Camilla's great-grandmother, mistress of Edward VII.

Such a legacy.

Such a legacy.

I think that's, you know, if they're given an opportunity and there's no sanction, then I suspect you kind of go into the sweetie shop and take advantage.

But I've certainly seen stories that Alice Keppel, who was one of Edward VII's mistresses, her daughter Sonia was Edward VII's child.

And if that's the case, then actually Camilla and Charles are sort of, you know, kissing cousins, shall we say.

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I don't know.

I think that's, you know, if they're given an opportunity and there's no sanction, then I suspect you kind of go into the sweetie shop and take advantage.

But I've certainly seen stories that Alice Keppel, who was one of Edward VII's mistresses, her daughter Sonia was Edward VII's child.

And if that's the case, then actually Camilla and Charles are sort of, you know, kissing cousins, shall we say.

And as Edward grew older, he took up with two new women who he was to keep close for the rest of his life.

A matron at a nursing home for army officers called Sister Agnes Kaiser and another woman known as Alice Frederica Keppel.

Queen Victoria eventually died in January of 1901.

She had just scraped into the 20th century.