Read part two here. Just a year after little Sigismund’s death, Victoria found herself pregnant again. She was depressed at the anniversary of her son’s death, but her mother lovingly wrote to her, “Your Darling – God took to him himself, and he is safe & happy! You will see him again there, where there [read more]
The Faith of Queen Elizabeth Hardcover – 31 October 2019 (UK) & 3 December 2019 (US) Discover the inspiring spiritual legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history. Sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of this notoriously private monarch, The Faith of Queen Elizabeth features intimate stories and inspiring reflections [read more]
Read part one here. Victoria spent her last day at home – 1 February 1858 – with her mother and 9-month-old sister Beatrice. As she left the next morning, it began to snow. Queen Victoria gathered the entire family in the Audience Room at Buckingham Palace to say goodbye to her eldest daughter. Victoria was [read more]
Victoria, Princess Royal was born on 21 November 1840 at Buckingham Palace to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Queen Victoria later recorded in her journal, “Just before the early hours of the morning of the 21st I felt very uncomfortable & with difficulty aroused Albert… Tried to sleep again, but by 4, I got very [read more]
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo was born on 9 August 1847 In Paris as the daughter of Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna – a nobleman in the Kingdom of Sardinia – and his wife, Countess Louise de Merode. Her mother’s sister Antoinette de Merode would become the Princess of Monaco following her marriage [read more]
Princess Adelheid Marie of Anhalt-Dessau was born on 25 December 1833 as the daughter of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel. Adelheid was the eldest of three daughters. Her parents were dismissed by Queen Victoria as “very foolish and frivolous people”, but they also happened to be well-connected. Adelheid’s [read more]
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