Princess Mary was born on 25 April 1897 as the daughter of the then Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary). The Princess’s great-grandmother Queen Victoria telegraphed “All happiness to you and my little Diamond Jubilee baby.” The christening was performed by the Archbishop of York and the godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess [read more]
Alexandrina Victoria – Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India- has been commonly portrayed as a sombre matriarch dressed in her widow’s black. Here, however in collected extracts from the journals she kept from the age of thirteen- and which by the time of her death ran to 122 volumes- we glimpse [read more]
The coffin of Queen Anna Pavlovna of the Netherlands was moved two days ago in order to move the remains to a new coffin. This will take a few days and the work will be done by the “Special Funerals” team of Monuta. The new coffin will be placed in the original spot in the [read more]
An exiled Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was born on 8 August 1876 as the daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, and Bamba Müller. Because of her father’s exile, Sophia was born in England. Her father was a favourite of Queen Victoria, and he was frequently invited by her. Sophia [read more]
Braunfels Castle was first mentioned in 1246 as a fortress of Counts of Solms. Since 1384, they have used it is as their main residence. Perhaps the most famous woman to reside there was Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, who was born there in 1602. It was converted into the baroque style in the 18th century. Prince Georg [read more]
Restoration of the Frogmore Mausoleum began in June 2018 and we have now been given a sneak peek inside the mausoleum as the work is underway. The Frogmore Mausoleum is the final resting place of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert. There is also a memorial to their daughter Alice who is actually buried [read more]
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