Edward VII

A postcard commemorating King Edward VII's 1906 visit to the Royal Show in Derby

. King Edward VII made two trips to Derby to visit the Royal Show.

In 1881 he was still the Prince of Wales and was carrying out Royal duties on behalf of his mother Queen Victoria.

The Mayor of Derby, Alderman Abraham Woodiwiss - a railway milionaire - laid on sumptuous hospitality for the Prince. It is said he even had a private siding specially-built for the Royal train.

In June 1906, Edward returned as King and on his way from a reception in the Market Place to the showground at Osmaston he stopped at The Spot to unveil a statute of his late mother presented to the town by Sir Alfred Seale Haslam who had been Mayor when the Queen visited Derby in 1891.

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