edward vii Archives - History of Royal Women

Lillie Langtry – “The Jersey Lily” (Part one)

Friday, 13 November 2020, 6:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Emilie Charlotte le Breton, known as Lillie, was born on 13 October 1853 on the channel island of Jersey. We know little of Lillie’s childhood but do know that her parents were Emilie Davis and her husband William Corbet le Breton, who was a reverend. Lillie was one of seven children and was the only [read more]

Louise, Princess Royal – Duchess of Fife (Part one)

Friday, 20 December 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Louise was born at Marlborough House on 20 February 1867 as the eldest daughter of the then Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. She had two elder siblings, Prince Albert Victor and the future King George V, and three younger siblings, Princess Victoria, Princess Maud (later Queen of [read more]

Mary, Princess Royal – The beloved Princess

Friday, 26 October 2018, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Mary was born on 25 April 1897 as the daughter of the then Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary). The Princess’s great-grandmother Queen Victoria telegraphed “All happiness to you and my little Diamond Jubilee baby.” The christening was performed by the Archbishop of York and the godparents were Queen Victoria, the Duchess [read more]

Princess Beatrice – Queen Victoria’s companion

Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Holly Sennett. The Baby of the Family Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom was born on the 14th of April 1857 at Buckingham Palace. Beatrice was the fifth daughter and ninth and last child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. During the birth of her last child, Queen Victoria used [read more]

Alexandra of Denmark – The rags to riches Queen

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 3

Alexandra of Denmark was the consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland. As Edward’s wife, Alexandra was a Queen and also Empress of India, making her one of the most powerful women in the world. As a Princess in Denmark, however, her life had been quite different. Alexandra was born into the [read more]

Alice Keppel – The beauty of the naughty nineties

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 2

Alice Frederica Edmonstone was born on 29 April 1868 in Strathblane, Scotland. Her father was a Baronet and an admiral in the Royal Navy and could, therefore, afford to provide a comfortable upbringing for Alice and her ten siblings at Duntreath castle. After spending her teen years having fun with her friends and kissing stable [read more]