Queen Alexandra: The Wife, the King and His Mistresses

Alexandra of Denmark grew up sharing an attic bedroom in Copenhagen, on a father's army pay of £800 a year. In 1863, aged 18, she married the heir to the British throne, and over the next 47 years biographers would conjecture at least 55 liaisons for her husband. She received Lillie Langtry at Marlborough House, spent his 50th birthday in the Crimea in 1891, and buried a son at Sandringham in 1892. On 6 May 1910 she held an oxygen cylinder to the dying King's face, then let his mistress, Alice Keppel, into the room. Why did the Queen open that door? Subscribe to the channel: @lostgrandeuruk In this video, we talk about the marriage of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, including her frugal Danish childhood, the Sea King's daughter's arrival at Gravesend, Sandringham and Marlborough House, the 1867 fever that left her lame, her deepening deafness, the Mordaunt divorce case, the Aylesford threat, the tea she made for Lillie Langtry, the dairy and kennels at Sandringham, the Beresford quarrel and the baccarat trial, the birthday she spent at Livadia, the death of Prince Albert Victor, the discreet Mrs Keppel, the 1902 coronation, the deathbed of 1910, Alexandra Rose Day, the fall of the Romanovs, and the clocks that ran half an hour fast. 🔔 Subscribe so the next great house, and the people who kept its secrets, finds its way to you. 💬 Comment where you are watching from, and tell me how you judge Queen Alexandra's choices about her husband's mistresses. 📢 Share this on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat with anyone who loves royal history. You are the reason these stories keep being told. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 09:38 A Bride Chosen to Steady a Prince. 25:28 A House in Norfolk, a House in London. 42:06 The Letters in Lady Mordaunt's Desk. 58:11 Left Behind When He Sailed for India. 1:13:06 The Dairy, the Kennels and the Fast Clocks. 1:27:54 The Babbling Brook and the Baccarat Table. 1:41:33 I Have Buried My Angel. 1:55:52 A Crown, and the Papers She Never Saw. 2:09:49 Eight Days With the King. 2:22:04 Banners Down at Windsor. 2:34:26 The Door She Chose to Open. Sources: King Edward VII: A Biography, vol. I, Sidney Lee, 1925 (Internet Archive) https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.80540 The Days I Knew, Lillie Langtry, 1925 (Internet Archive) https://archive.org/details/daysiknew0000lill The Life of Queen Alexandra, Sarah A. Tooley, 1902 (Internet Archive) https://archive.org/details/lifeofqueenalexa00tooluoft Queen Alexandra (Royal Collection Trust) Uncover the life and interests of Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII. Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII (Westminster Abbey) Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII | Westminster Abbey Man's Best Friend: the tomb of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra (St George's Chapel, Windsor) Man's Best Friend - College of St George History of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (Museum of Military Medicine) History of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps DISCLAIMER: This video is based on real historical events and figures, drawn from the sources listed above alongside primary archives, biographies, court records, period press, and leading historical scholarship. While every video is heavily researched, occasional minor inaccuracies in dates, quotes, or specific details may occur — historical sources sometimes disagree, and interpretation is sometimes required where the historical record is silent. Any errors are unintentional. #QueenAlexandra #AlexandraOfDenmark #EdwardVII #KingEdwardVII #AliceKeppel #LillieLangtry #DaisyWarwick #Sandringham #MarlboroughHouse #RoyalMistresses #RoyalHistory #BritishRoyalFamily #VictorianBritain #EdwardianEra #VictorianHistory #BritishHistory #RoyalScandal #Romanovs #Denmark #History #Documentary #LostGrandeur