The Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg has announced that Princess Alix of Luxembourg has died at the of 89 at the Château de Belœil in Belgium. The statement reads, “It is with great sadness that Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Jean, the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess announce the death, today, of Her Royal Highness [read more]
Queen Victoria in her Journal -11 February 1840 When day dawned (for we did not sleep much) and I beheld that beautiful angelic face by my side, it was more than I can express! He does look so beautiful in his shirt only, with his beautiful throat seen. We got up at a quarter past [read more]
From Queen Victoria to King Leopold I of Belgium – 11 February 1840 I write to inform you from here the happiest, happiest Being that ever existed. Really, I do not think it possible for any one in the world to be happier, or as happy as I am. He is an Angel, and his [read more]
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies began its life in 1816 after the unification of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Kingdom of Naples, which happened at the Congres of Vienna in 1814. The first King of the Two Sicilies was Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, a son of Charles III of Spain and [read more]
Queen Victoria quickly realised that she needed to be married – if only to escape her mother. She complained to Lord Melbourne, “She would never leave me as long as I was unmarried.” He knew of just the way of settling that but was unsure about her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, [read more]
The wedding gown Queen Victoria chose for her wedding to Prince Albert would inspire brides to follow in her footsteps. Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 10 February 1840 in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace. For her wedding ceremony, the Queen, then 20 years old, elected [read more]
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