1979 Press Photo Timothy West in "Prince of Hearts" - nop79626

Frustrated: Trained from childhood for kingship, but virtually exiled from affairs of state by his mother, Queen Victoria, Albert Edward, Prince of Wajes, waited almost 40 years to ascend the throne. Timothy West portrays the colorful "Prince of Hearts," later Edward VII, the "Playboy King," in the new Mobil Showcase presentation, "Edward the King," seen Wednesday evenings at 8 (ET) on Channel 26, beginning Jan. 17. The award-winning 13-episode series dramatized the behind-the-throne intimate life of Britain's royal family.

Photo is dated 1979.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.