Edward VII

Edward VII was the king of the United Kingdom whose reign followed that of his mother Queen Victoria. The Doctor claimed to have met Edward VII in Paris. (TV: Inferno)

According to Jack Harkness, Edward did not see the point of the Torchwood Institute as he did not believe in aliens. Eventually Harkness was able to convince Edward to continue funding the institute when he took him on a trip to Paris. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)

In 1902, Professor Challoner intended to conquer the Earth and prop up Edward as his proxy, using Temporal Reversion Devices. The King and Balmoral Castle were to be abducted by the Judoon. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon)

Edward Grainger, who was born on 24 June 1906, was named after the King. (PROSE: Childhood Living)

In September 1909, the Zygon warlord Brelarn plotted to assassinate King Edward during a visit to the Lake District. (PROSE: Sting of the Zygons)

The Sixth Doctor once attempted to take his companion Peri Brown to see Edward's coronation, at her request, but the TARDIS let them down. (PROSE: Retribution)

Edward was succeeded by his son George V. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon)

Behind the scenes

 * According to The Brilliant Book 2012, a book that contains non-narrative based information, in 1881, when he was known as Prince Bertie, the Kraals attempted to replace him with an android duplicate but the Doctor and Jenny stopped them.