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Document 250684

EDWARD VII'S HAIR
British King, 1901-1910.
Authenticated strands (there are approximately four of them) of British King Edward VII hair mounted on an 8½x11 page containing facsimile reproduction of "the original paper folder which the hair was wrapped in for about 145 years". The writing on the paper wrapper states: "Prince of Wales &/ /Hair/May 1851". Also on the 8½x11 page is a facsimile of a 1996 certification by handwriting expert Charles Hamilton: "I certify that I have examined a lock of Edward VII, King of England, obtained when he was Prince of Wales in May, 1851 (age 9), contained in a tiny, very old paper folder, and find that it is authentic, genuine lock of the future king's hair. This rare lock of hair came from the private collection of the late Hubert Evelyn Bray, professor of mathematics at Rice." There is also a facsimile reproduction of a biography of Edward VII. Edward VII, born November 9, 1841, was the eldest son of Queen Victoria. She and Albert were very strict with Edward, who proved resistant and resentful throughout his youth. His marriage at age twenty-two to Princess Alexandra, daughter of Danish King Christian IX, afforded him some relief from his mother's domination, but even after Albert's death in 1863, Victoria consistently denied her son any official governmental role. Edward rebelled by completely indulging himself in women, food, drink, gambling, sport and travel. Alexandra turned a blind eye to his extramarital activities, which continued while he was King. Edward was implicated in several divorce cases, and his mistresses included actress Lillie Langtry, Daisy Countess of Warwick, Lady Brooke and Mrs. Alice Keppel. It has been said that some of the can-can dancers painted by Toulouse-Lautrec had been Edward's girlfriends. Queen Victoria died at 81 years of age on January 22, 1901, after a reign of sixty-three years. Her 59-year-old son Edward acceded to the throne and reigned for nine years until his death on May 6, 1910 after a series of heart attacks. He had three sons and three daughters and was succeeded by his eldest son as King George V. Fine condition.

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