The statue of king Edward V in Queen's Park, Toronto. torontosavvy.me |
King Edward's statue, Queen's park, Toronto, Canada, gettyimages.in |
Statue of King Edward, Toronto, Canada. /torontosavvy.me |
King Edward VII statue in Delhi. zikredilli.com/f |
Equestrian statue of King Edward, Toronto. torontosavvy.me |
King Edward XII of Britain. en.wikipedia.com |
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841- 6 May 1910), King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was also the Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. He was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward had close relation with the European royalty.
Earlier he was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne. But he had to wait for almost 60 long years. to enjoy of the trapping of an English king. By that time, wilting under age, he almost became bald His mother Queen Victoria hung on to the throne and 'because of her long reign Edward did not enjoy any political power and took to the casual and fashionable life of royal elite. Widely traveled across the empire, he was just carrying on the ceremonial public duties, representing Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes. However, he failed to have a good relationship with his mother because of his soft corner for the bewitching dames and philandering.
Though married to Alexandra of Denmark (10 March 1863.), Edward continued to have mistresses and had romantic escapade with elite women. Edward left England on 26 September 1875 for India on an extensive eight-month tour; on the way, he visited Malta, Brandis and Greece. His advisors remarked on his habit of treating all people the same, regardless of their social status or color. When Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901, Edward became the King of United Kingdom. He died on the 6th of May 1910 and was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
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King Edward VII monument in Toronto -vandalized:
Equestrian statue of King Edward, Toronto. vandalized in June 2020 torontosun.com |
Above image: Recently in June 2020 the equestrian statue of king Edward VII in the Queen's park north of the provincial Legislature was vandalized by some to vent their anger ageist the city cops. Graffiti sprayed on to the monument in red is visible on the bronze horse. When King Edward visited Toronto in September 1860 as the Prince of Wales the city council headed by Mayor Adam Wilson had a proposal to have the young prince open the park. One member suggested that the park be named in honor of the prince. The Globe quoted Baxter, a city councilor, as saying it was “a disgrace to the city to think that the park where the gallows had been so often erected should have been lately dubbed with the name ‘The Prince’s Park.'
Toronto telegram cartoon Jan.27, 1969.torontoist.com |
Above image: Apparently Canadians did not like the English king's statue installed in Toronto's famous park. A funny cartoon appeared suggesting the Toronto public might be more enthusiastic about a statue of Lorne Greene of Western TV series ''Bonanza'' fame. (Toronto Telegram, January 27, 1969).
https://torontoist.com/2014/12/historicist-here-comes-the-equestrian-statue
https://torontoist.com/2014/12/historicist-here-comes-the-equestrian-statue/