Agnes Keyser was the wealthy daughter of a Stock Exchange member, a humanitarian, and longtime mistress to Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Of all of Edward VII's mistresses, with the exception of socialite Jennie Jerome, Keyser was the best accepted within royal circles, to include having the acceptance of Edward VII's wife, Alexandra of Denmark. Mistress is the feminine form of the word master. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Jennie Jerome in 1874 Jeanette (Jennie) Jerome [1] CI DStJ, known also as Lady Randolph Churchill (January 9, 1854 – June 9, 1921) was an American society beauty, best known to history as the mother of British prime minister Winston Churchill. ... This page is about the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom. ...

Keyser, as recorded by author Raymond Lamont-Brown in his book Edward VII's Last Loves: Alice Keppel and Agnes Keyser, held an emotional bond with Edward VII that others did not, due to her being unmarried herself, and preferring a more private affair to that of a public one. This trait also made her the favored in royal circles of his last two loves.

Sister Agnes

King Edward VII’s Hospital for Officers was established in 1899 by two sisters, Agnes and Fanny Keyser, who turned their home at 17 Grosvenor Crescent into a hospital for sick and wounded Officers, returning from the Boer War. King Edward VII became the Hospital’s first patron. 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... There were two Boer Wars: the First (1880-1881) and the Second (1899-1902). ...

Agnes Keyser had became involved with Edward VII around that time, and their relationship would continue until his death. With the encouragement of King Edward VII, together with Agnes Keyser’s enthusiasm, immense support was received from the individuals who later became known as Friends. Over 4,000 Friends pledge their support to the Hospital to this day. Sister Agnes (as she became known) and her staff continued to care for Officers in peacetime. She was renowned for her devoted service to the Hospital, her kindness, tact and firm, effective but inherently caring management. [1]

The hospital

The Hospital moved to its present site in Beaumont Street in 1948, when it was officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Mary. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... [] Among the women known to history as Queen Mary are: Mary of Hungary (1371-1395), queen regnant of Hungary, was the daughter of Louis I of Hungary and the wife of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. ...

In 2000 the Hospital changed its title to King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes and more recently, in accordance with a charitable aim, the financial benefits to which Officer patients had been entitled, were conditionally extended to all ranks of ex-Service personnel. [2] This article is about the year 2000. ...