At 10:48 a.m. on November 9, 1841, the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was born in Buckingham Palace, London.   He was the eldest son and second child of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was christened Albert Edward at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on January 25, 1842, named Albert … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Bertie