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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Laura Elston

Edwardian glamour set for Palace with Faberge love token from Camilla’s ancestor

A Faberge cigarette case given to King Edward VII by his mistress Alice Keppel – a relative of Queen Camilla (Royal Collection/HM King Charles III 2024/PA) -

The glamour and the opulence of the Edwardian era is to be explored in a major new Buckingham Palace exhibition, featuring a Faberge cigarette case given to King Edward VII by his favourite mistress – an ancestor of Queen Camilla.

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance will delve into the family lives, personal collections, global travels and glittering social circles of two of British history’s most fashionable royal couples – Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and King George V and Queen Mary.

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