Edward VII

Edward VII, also known as Bertie, (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack) 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) Before becoming king, he was the Prince of Wales. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

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)

King Edward died on a Saturday in May 1910 (PROSE: In Case of Emergencies) and was succeeded by his son George V. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon)

Alternate timeline
In an alternate timeline in which John Hart married Queen Victoria, Bertie died just prior to the death of his mother, enabling John to become king. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

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.
 * He was played by Timothy West in Edward the Seventh.