Wikipedia's first sentence called it “wealthy daughter of a stock exchange member”. Today it says “british humanitarian and longtime mistress to edward vii”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Agnes Keyser , RRC (1852 – 11 May 1941) was a humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII of the United Kingdom .1Keyser was the wealthy daughter of a Stock Exchange member, and of all of Edward VII's mistresses, with the exception of socialite Jennie Jerome , she was the best accepted within royal circles, including by Edward VII's wife, Alexandra of Denmark . She remained with Edward VII until his death in 1910.2 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. Keyser was born Elizabeth Agnes Keyser in July 1852 at Great Stanmore in Middlesex, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Keyser. Her father was a partner in a stock exchange firm Ricardo and Keyser.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Agnes Keyser (1852 - 1941) was the wealthy daughter of a Stock Exchange member, a humanitarian, courtesan 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 . She remained with Edward VII until his death in 1910. 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.
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Agnes Keyser , DStJ , RRC (July 1852 – 11 May 1941) was a humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom . Keyser was the wealthy daughter of a Stock Exchange member. She remained with the King until his death in 1910. 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 the King that others did not, due to her being unmarried herself, and preferring a more private affair to that of a public one. Keyser was born Elizabeth Agnes Keyser in July 1852 at Great Stanmore in Middlesex, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Keyser. Her father was a partner in a stock exchange firm Ricardo and Keyser.
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Wealthy English humanitarian and mistress of King Edward VII (1852–1941) Agnes Keyser , DStJ , RRC (11 July 1852 – 11 May 1941) was a humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom . Keyser was the wealthy daughter of a Stock Exchange member. She remained with the King until his death in 1910. 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 the King that others did not, due to her being unmarried herself, and preferring a more private affair to a public one.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Wealthy English humanitarian and mistress of King Edward VII (1852–1941) Agnes Keyser , DStJ , RRC (11 July 1852 – 11 May 1941) was a British humanitarian and longtime mistress to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom . Keyser was the wealthy daughter of a Stock Exchange member. She remained with the King until his death in 1910. 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 the King that others did not, due to her being unmarried herself, and preferring a more private affair to a public one.
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wealthy daughter of a stock exchange member
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british humanitarian and longtime mistress to edward vii
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