A more traditional shot of Edward VII. Strange how the younger shots of him his beard doesn’t really suit him – one of the things about beards is sometimes it takes years or a certain time before they bed in, they’re not an overnight thing. Or maybe there’s just a time when they just work, I dunno. They work better on older men, certainly…on younger guys it can look like a strange attempt to look older (guilty as charged!) or misplaced. Depends on the person/face I think.

Anyway Edward looks grand and regal here. Maybe he’s thinking of putting out fires.