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Alice of the United Kingdom

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Alice of the United Kingdom

Queen Victoria & The Death of Princess Alice

December 14, 2019 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom was born on 25 April 1843. The princess was the third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, following her siblings Victoria, Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales. A further six children were born to the couple after Alice, and the brood were raised by their parents and [read more]

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Queen Victoria in her Journal – 14 December 1878

December 14, 2019 Moniek Bloks 1

Queen Victoria in her Journal – 14 December 1878 This terrible day come round around again! Slept tolerably, but awoke very often, constantly seeing darling Alice before me. When I woke in the morning, was not for a moment aware of all our terrible anxiety. And then it all burst upon me. I asked for [read more]

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Queen Victoria in her Journal – 13 December 1878

December 13, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Victoria in her Journal – 13 December 1878 Terribly anxious day, just like ’61 and ’71, At a little after 11 came a telegram from Louis, which gave me an awful shock. ‘Jenner has just seen Alice, is consulting with doctors. He does not despair, but I see no hope; my prayers are exhausted.’ [read more]

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Alice of the United Kingdom – The self-sacrificing Princess

April 25, 2019 Moniek Bloks 0

On 25 April 1843, Queen Victoria gave birth to her third child, a daughter named Alice Maud Mary. Victoria was relieved to have survived another childbirth but was bored two days later, “It is rather dull lying quite still and doing nothing particularly in moments when one is alone.” Princess Alice was nicknamed Fatima because [read more]

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The tragic life of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom

February 22, 2018 Amy Eloise Kelly 2

Alice was born in 1843 and was the third child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her name was chosen because Lord Melbourne, the former prime minister, had expressed to Queen Victoria that it was his favourite name. As a child, Alice was raised with her eight siblings under the watch of a series of [read more]

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The Princess’s Gardens – Kew Palace and Gardens

July 24, 2017 Moniek Bloks 0

Kew Palace is perhaps one of London’s treasures, a lovely red building in the middle of a huge park with a ton of royal history.  It was originally a much larger complex, but the main building, known as the Dutch House, survives to this day. It was occupied by the royal family from 1728 until 1818 [read more]

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