On This Day In History . 9 November 1841 . King Edward VII was born . ◼ Edward Albert was born at 10:48 in the morning on 9 November 1841 in Buckingham Palace. . ◼ He was the eldest son & second child of Queen Victoria & her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. . ◼ He was christened Albert Edward at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 25 January 1842. . ◼ He was named Albert after his father & Edward after his maternal grandfather Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn. . ◼ He was known as Bertie to the royal family throughout his life. . . . #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #theyear1841 #d9Nov #KingEdwardVII #EdwardVII #instahistory #historyfacts #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #RoyalFamily #BritishMonarchy #otd #RoyalHistory #theking #Monarch #Monarchy #buckinghampalace #london #Westminster #Britishhistory #britishroyalty #Britishroyals #BritishRoyalFamily (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHYo8OVDy8k/?igshid=1njx6aq50nel5