Alice Frederica Keppel, née

NEE

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 Edmonstone (29 April 186811 September 1947) was a British

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 socialite

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 and the most famous mistress

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 of Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria. Her formal style after marriage was The Hon. Mrs George Keppel. Her daughter, Violet Trefusis

Violet Trefusis

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, was the lover of poet Vita Sackville-West

Vita Sackville-West

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. She is the matrilineal great-grandmother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales

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Keppel was born Alice Frederica Edmonstone, to Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet

Sir William Edmonstone, 4th Baronet

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, and Mary Elizabeth Edmonstone, née Parsons, at Woolwich Dockyard, the scion of a distinguished family.