King George V And Prince Albert Rare Double Signed Photo
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:16298692 |
A rare double signed photo by brothers Prince Albert Victor (who would have succeeded to the throne if he hadn't died before his father), and George who did succeed to the throne as King George VThe photo is by W&D Downey and is approx. 11cm by 16cm
Hand signed clearly by both the brothers, George signing with the date added, 1878 and Albert signing with his family name 'Eddy' (Queen Victoria decreed that no monarch would become King Albert)Signatures from Albert Victor..., who was also a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case, are extremely rare due to his early death at the age of 28.Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 – 14 January 1892), was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) and grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria. From the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but never became king because he died before his father and grandmother. Albert Victor was known to his family, and many later biographers, as "Eddy". When young, he travelled the world extensively as a naval cadet, and as an adult he joined the British Army, but did not undertake any active military duties. After two unsuccessful courtships, he was engaged to be married to Princess Mary of Teck in late 1891. A few weeks later, he died during an influenza pandemic. Mary later married his younger brother, who became King George V in 1910. Albert Victor's intellect, sexuality and mental health have been the subject of speculation. Rumours in his time linked him with the Cleveland Street scandal, which involved a homosexual brothel, but there is no conclusive evidence that he ever went there or was homosexual.[1] Some authors have argued that he was the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, but contemporary documents show that Albert Victor could not have been in London at the time of the murders, and the claim is widely dismissed.George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
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