Read part five here. Nevertheless, the new Duchess of Cumberland made her way to England and landed at Dover on 28 August. An Anglican wedding ceremony took place the following day at Carlton House, officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Frederica wore a gold-embroidered white satin gown and a long train. It would be a [read more]
Read part four here. Frederica had wanted to return to Louise sooner, but her visits were postponed time and time again by her sister for various reasons. At the end of June 1810, Frederica finally returned to Louise. Their joyful reunion would last just five days as Louise suddenly fell ill. She developed a cold, [read more]
Queen Elizabeth II’s christening robe will go on display next month as part of the centenary exhibition Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style at Buckingham Palace. The christening robe has been worn by 62 royal babies in total, and was first worn by Queen Victoria’s eldest child, Victoria, Princess Royal, later Empress Frederick. It [read more]
Read part two here. Frederica’s support returned when she showed an interest in Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; she agreed he was the best of all the princes who had come to court Charlotte. However, she told Charlotte, “I beg as a favour you will never let it be known you mentioned it to me, for [read more]
Read part one here. After the wedding, Queen Charlotte wrote to Elisabeth Christine, “If anything could add to my satisfaction at the choice of my son, it would be the lively interest which your Majesty takes in the fate of this Princess, your pupil, and I assure you that a Princess brought up under your [read more]
Frederica Charlotte of Prussia was born on 7 May 1767 as the only child of the future King Frederick William II of Prussia and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her parents’ marriage was particularly unhappy, and both of them had sought love outside of the marriage. But while Frederick William’s exploits were ignored, Elisabeth Christine’s caused [read more]
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