2025-07 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 1864-1892) was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). From the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but did not become king or Prince of Wales because he died before both his father and paternal grandmother Queen Victoria. Rumors in his time linked him with the Cleveland Street scandal, which involved a homosexual brothel. However, there is no conclusive evidence that he ever went there, or that he was homosexual. Some authors have argued that he was the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. Signed Photo "July 5, 1880, Edward", on the lower margin of the cabinet card by W&D Downey, Photographers to the Queen. The sixteen year old Prince is seated. Provenance, Remember When Auctions, January 1995, $850.
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