Suite 202 - Edward VII - King of Great Britain and Ireland

Albert Edward, known in the family as “Bertie”, was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. For almost sixty years he was heir to the throne. He used that time in his own way: in 1860 he toured North America as the first Prince of Wales to do so, in 1875 the Indian subcontinent, and he became the embodiment of the elegant, sociable society of his age. His mother did not always view this kindly.

From 1901 he was king and showed that he was more than a man of the salons. He contributed to the modernisation of the British Home Fleet and the reorganisation of the army, revived traditional ceremonies as public occasions, and widened the circle of people with whom the royal family mixed. You will find his parents in this house in Suites 203 (Albert) and 204 (Victoria). The connecting door from Suite 202 leads to Suite 201, dedicated to Leopold I, his mother’s uncle.

Suite 202 extends over two levels. The living area below, in dark mahogany and velvet-blue fabrics, opens onto the garden and recalls the salons where people met in Edward’s day. The sleeping area is on the gallery.

Royal Gallery Suite Garden View

Room number 202