In 1871 the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) suffered an attack of typhoid fever (the illness of which his father had died 10 years earlier) while at his home, Sandringham in Norfolk. To everyone's relief he survived.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Prince of Wales's typhoid recovery
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Temple Bar memorial - Prince of Wales's typhoid recovery
{On the north face, below the statue there is a bronze relief showing Victori...
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