The Scandalous Life of England’s Ultimate ‘Playboy Prince’, Edward VII

The Scandalous Life of England’s Ultimate ‘Playboy Prince’, Edward VII

D.G. Hewitt - July 8, 2019

The Scandalous Life of England’s Ultimate ‘Playboy Prince’, Edward VII
Young Edward’s first romantic adventures caused the Queen great distress. Wikimedia Commons.

35. Edward may have been one of England’s most infamous womanizers, but he was something of a late starter

Compared to most royals and English aristocrats, Edward was a late bloomer when it came to love and sex. In fact, he was 19-years-old when he lost his virginity. The Prince was on a 10-week tour of Ireland with the Grenadier Guards. While they were stationed just outside of Dublin, Edward’s fellow officers Charles Carrington – who would go on to be a top Liberal politician- recruited the well-known Irish actress Nellie Clifden to visit the camp and ‘make the Prince a man’. The Prince was smitten and even paid for Nellie to sail over to England and visit him at his home on more than one occasion.

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