AGNES AND FANNY KEYSER SET UP KING EDWARD VII's FAVORITE CHARITY THEME : A HOSPITAL FOR BOAR WAR SOLDIER GENERALS IN LONDON

Yes the hospital was only for the elite of the military who had been wounded. Was Agnes a snob? She and her sister were unified in establishing a hospital.

Excerpt page 77:  "From the early days of his public duties, the Prince of Wales had shown great interest in promoting and supporting hospitals. In the year of his marriage (1863) he became patron of eight hospitals alone, including the London Fever Hospital. In the Keyser sisters he saw worthy (and wealthy) promoters of his favorite charity theme and suggested that they set up a hospital for sick and wounded in the current war So in 1899 a hospital was founded at the sisters home at 17 Grosvenor Crescent...."

... Funded by the two sisters the hospital was to nurse 275 officers during the period of the war and Agnes showed herself to be an able administrator, although she had no medical training  The hospital was not to take the whole of Fanny Keysers efforts. She decided to go to South Africa. Before 1899 there were few female nurses in the British Medical Corps, and at first there was an official reluctance to send women as nurses to South Africa. Fanny Keyser joined a civilian hospital at Johannesburg from 5 November 1900 to 28 February 1901, whereupon she rejoined her sister. Meanwhile brother Charles Edward Founded a Home for the Convalescent Soldiers at Aldermaston.

While the Keyser sisters busied themselves with war work, Alice Keppel was establishing herself in royal circles and began to appear regularly at the Prince of Wales's main haunts....

C 2026 Mistress Manifesto  All Rights Reserved including Internet and International Rights

CORONATION KING CHARLES III and QUEEN CAMILLA

 

QUEEN CAMILLA !

She started life as Camilla Shand, married and became Mrs. Andrew Parker - Bowles, became a mother, eventually divorced, eventually married Prince Charles but the Queen said first the couple would have to confess to everyone gathered for the ceremony that they were a couple adulterers, and the debate went on.  Would Charles, born to become a king, ever actually become King?  His mom, Queen Elizabeth II, who was one of the most admired women in the world, died less than a year ago and in very old age. The debate was over.  He became King automatically. And it was announced that Camilla would be titled Queen Consort.  That was good.

In a few days, May 6th, a historic event will occur.  Not only will the world be treated to a Coronation, a historic ceremony, with 2000 official guests from all around the world, as well as other entertainments. Camilla, it has been announced, will be crowned as QUEEN CAMILLA. The best!

A mistress will become a Queen in our lifetime.  I will be watching the event.   Missy

Camilla was Mistress of the Month here at Mistress Manifesto twice!  

CAMILLA - QUEEN CONSORT OF KING CHARLES III

Camilla Shand

Camilla Parker-Bowles

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.  (She was entitled to use Princess of Wales, but since that title was so associated with Princess Diana, she didn't.)

Camilla, Queen Consort, or King Charles III...

We all knew that Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain had a dynamic role on the world stage to fill and that she could not live forever. She passed the other day and I look forward to watching her funeral, if it is viewable to the public like her husband, Prince Phillip's was. With years more on this earth than most people get, Elizabeth managed to greet the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss,  a couple days before her end.  Now there is no question that Queen Elizabeth II's oldest son is the King, which happened automatically, and so all those years of discussion over his being punished by having had Camilla as his mistress while still married to Princess Diana is over.  In a year or so he will have a Coronation. It would be considered rude to do so sooner, when so many are mourning.

Camilla has deserved being Mistress of the Month here at MISTRESS MANIFESTO twice.

April 2016

CAMILLA SHAND - DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

The Most Famous Mistress of the Last Half Century - Will She Become Queen When Charles Becomes King?

and

May  2010

CAMILLA SHAND PARKER BOWLES WINDSOR

You can find these past posts in my archives.

We Americans get confused by titles and changes of titles having not grown up with nobility.  I hope I've done Camilla justice in the past.  There is no doubt in my mind that she has been essential to Charles, who has lived a life, truth be known. few would choose, with so much determined for him.  Perhaps the only thing he has wanted for himself is to have a happy personal life with Camilla.

Charles has been a leader in organic -chemical free farming and in quite concerned about the effects of climate change.  I know that as King he is not supposed to air political opinions but climate change is a world issue and food, especially good food, is also essential to humanity.

I wish him well - them well - in their new roles!

Missy

C 2022  Mistress Manifesto BlogSpot

I also hope Charles III will have a good long time as King to bring health and welfare to the people of Great Britain, those people who are suffering and who face a harsh winter in which enough heat may be unaffordable.