Alexandra of Denmark married the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in 1863, but they would not become King and Queen until 1901. Their joint coronation took place on 9 August 1902. It had originally been set to take place on 26 June 1902, but it had to be postponed after King Edward [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]
Read part two here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. But her hearing was not improved as Treves wrote. The blood infection during her third pregnancy destroyed the bones in both of her ears and left her hearing permanently diminished. It has become my belief that she increased her ability to communicate through [read more]
Read part one here. This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. I have a few points regarding Bertie and the possible infection of syphilis. In the 18th and 19th centuries, syphilis was widespread in London, Paris and other European cities. It was incurable. Wikipedia: History of Syphilis refers to studies in 2014 and 2020 [read more]
This is a guest post by Robert Sparkes. In his book, Queen Alexandra, A Biography, dated 1919, David Williamson called Alexandra one of the best-known women in the world and certainly one of the most beloved. From this great height of praise to one who, as described by Lucy Worsley, was the real deal when [read more]
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