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Prince Albert Victor Receives the Freedom of the City of London, 1885, a bronze medal by...
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Prince Albert Victor Receives the Freedom of the City of London, 1885, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, bare head right within wreath, rev. Prince and Princess of Wales watch Prince Albert receive the Freedom of the City from the Lord Chamberlain, 77mm (Welch 20; W & E 1500A.1; BHM 3182; E 1717). Good extremely fine, some minor staining on reverse; in maroon leather gilt-blocked case of issue [the clasp stiff] £240-£300 --- Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, more usually known as ‘Eddie’, was born on 8 January 1864. He was the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). Despite being born third in line to the throne, he never became Prince of Wales or King, predeceasing both his grandmother and father. On attaining his majority in 1885 he was offered the Freedom of the City, as was the custom. The ceremony was held at the Guildhall on 29 June. The next few years of his life were punctuated by controversy and scandal and he died of pneumonia at Sandringham in January 1892, a few days after his 28th birthday. His fiancée Princess Mary of Teck later married his younger brother George.
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Prince Albert Victor Receives the Freedom of the City of London, 1885, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, bare head right within wreath, rev. Prince and Princess of Wales watch Prince Albert receive the Freedom of the City from the Lord Chamberlain, 77mm (Welch 20; W & E 1500A.1; BHM 3182; E 1717). Good extremely fine, some minor staining on reverse; in maroon leather gilt-blocked case of issue [the clasp stiff] £240-£300 --- Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, more usually known as ‘Eddie’, was born on 8 January 1864. He was the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). Despite being born third in line to the throne, he never became Prince of Wales or King, predeceasing both his grandmother and father. On attaining his majority in 1885 he was offered the Freedom of the City, as was the custom. The ceremony was held at the Guildhall on 29 June. The next few years of his life were punctuated by controversy and scandal and he died of pneumonia at Sandringham in January 1892, a few days after his 28th birthday. His fiancée Princess Mary of Teck later married his younger brother George.
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