As previously mentioned, Philip also helped Richard win the crown of England. Thanks to their alliance, Philip went to war against Richard’s father with Richard later joining in, ultimately defeating Henry II. Henry then named Richard his heir and died two days later. Letter from Mrs Elise Stonor to Queen Victoria, 11 April 1871, quoted in Battiscombe, Georgina (1969), Queen Alexandra, London: Constable, p.112, ISBN 978-0-09-456560-9 and Ridley, p. 140 Der Großherzogliche Haus-und Verdienst-orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1879. Oldenburg: Schulze. 1879. p. 35. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020 . Retrieved 22 June 2020. Roby, Kinley E. (1975), The King, the Press and the People: A Study of Edward VII, Barrie and Jenkins, ISBN 978-0-214-20098-4

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Louda, Jiří; Maclagan, Michael (1999), Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, London: Little, Brown, p.34, ISBN 978-1-85605-469-0Liste des Membres de l'Ordre de Léopold", Almanach Royal Officiel (in French), 1860, p.50, archived from the original on 25 November 2021 , retrieved 13 March 2021– via Archives de Bruxelles The Prince swore under oath that they had never had an affair, but when Lord Cole admitted adultery with Harriet (likely bribed by Bertie) the divorce was granted anyway. Disgraced and divorced at 28, Harriet was declared insane and spent the rest of her days in an asylum; collateral damage to the lusts of the powerful Prince of Wales. Sex addict? Walker, Richard (1988), The Savile Row Story: An Illustrated History, London: Prion, ISBN 978-1-85375-000-7 In 1870 republican sentiment in Britain was given a boost when the French emperor, Napoleon III, was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War and the French Third Republic was declared. [41] However, in the winter of 1871, a brush with death led to an improvement in both Edward's popularity with the public and his relationship with his mother. While staying at Londesborough Lodge, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Edward contracted typhoid fever, the disease that was believed to have killed his father. There was great national concern, and one of his fellow guests ( Lord Chesterfield) died. Edward's recovery was greeted with almost universal relief. [12] Public celebrations included the composition of Arthur Sullivan's Festival Te Deum. Edward cultivated politicians from all parties, including republicans, as his friends, and thereby largely dissipated any residual feelings against him. [42] Edward (front left) in India, 1875–76

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Bradford, Admiral Sir Edward E. (1923), Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, London: John Murray, pp.223–225 Prince Charles becomes longest-serving heir apparent", BBC News, 20 April 2011, archived from the original on 25 September 2015 , retrieved 30 January 2016Edward donated his parents' house, Osborne on the Isle of Wight, to the state and continued to live at Sandringham. [69] He could afford to be magnanimous; his private secretary, Sir Francis Knollys, claimed that he was the first heir to succeed to the throne in credit. [70] Edward's finances had been ably managed by Sir Dighton Probyn, Comptroller of the Household, and had benefited from advice from Edward's financier friends, some of whom were Jewish, such as Ernest Cassel, Maurice de Hirsch and the Rothschild family. [71] At a time of widespread antisemitism, Edward attracted criticism for openly socialising with Jews. [72] [73] Edward to Lord Granville, 30 November 1875, quoted in Bentley-Cranch, pp. 101–102 and Ridley, p. 179