MENU FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA AND ALBERT SHORTLY BEFORE THE DEATH OF EDWARD VII [EDWARD VII (1841-1910, King of Great Britain) & ALEXANDRA (of Denmark, 1844-1925, his Queen)]

Menu on the printed card from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert listing the courses in French - starting with mulligatawny and continuing with Trout, Quail, Beef, roast Chicken, Asparagus and desserts, the menu card is decorated with a charming coloured picture of the yacht at sea on one side and an embossed royal crest on the other, 1 side 8vo., HMY Victoria and Albert, Corfu, 21st April

Towards the end of his life the King increasingly suffered from bronchitis probably as a result of his lifelong smoking habit. In March 1910, he was staying at Biarritz when he collapsed. He remained there to convalesce, while in London Asquith tried to get the Finance Bill passed. The King's continued ill health was unreported and he attracted criticism for staying in France while political tensions were so high. On 27th April he returned to Buckingham Palace, still suffering from severe bronchitis. Alexandra returned from visiting her brother, King George I of Greece, in Corfu a week later on 5 May. The King died at Buckingham Palace on 6th May 1910. This menu might have been on one of their last voyages on the Royal Yacht.

Item Date:  1910

Stock No:  40062      £475

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