Mihrimah Sultan was born in the fall of 1522 as the second child and first daughter of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Hurrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana. Her father was away for much of the pregnancy and her subsequent birth and only returned home in February 1523. Mihrimah means “sun and moon” or [read more]
The future Queen Sirikit was born on 12 August 1932 as the daughter of Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara and Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs at the home of her maternal grandfather. She had two elder brothers, Mom Rajawongse Kalyanakit Kitiyakara (1929-1987) and Mom Rajawongse Adulakit Kitiyakara (1930-2004) and a younger sister, Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara (1934). [read more]
*contains affiliate links* The formidable Queen Mary was born Princess Mary of Teck on 26 May 1867 as the eldest child of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck, later Duke of Teck, at Kensington Palace. She would be known as May in the family, and after a tragic engagement with Prince [read more]
Elizabeth of Hungary was born on 7 July 1207, possible in Sárospatak in Hungary. Her parents were King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania, and she was their third surviving child. She would only spend the first four years of her life in Hungary, and it was at this tender age that she [read more]
Read part four here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. Victoria commissioned the artist Laurits Regner Tuxen to make an oil painting of the Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on 28 June 1897. According to the artist’s notes, it was to be a faithful representation of the interesting occasion. The painting shows Queen [read more]
Read part three here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. Another story confirming her abilities at deep empathy was recounted by Lord Ormathwaite while he was in waiting at Windsor. I call this “empathy-from-a distance”. He was tired and weary and found standing for a long period very exhausting. Relying on the noise [read more]
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