Read part one here. In 1892, Bernhard and Charlotte moved to Meiningen until three years later when Bernhard was posted to Breslau. Charlotte enjoyed life at Breslau, and it was perhaps best to be away from her brother’s court for a while as her relationship with her sister-in-law was not at all good. The Empress [read more]
Princess Charlotte of Prussia was born on 24 July 1860 as the daughter of the future Frederick III, German Emperor and his wife, Victoria, Princess Royal. Her delighted grandmother Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter, “Thousand, thousand good wishes, blessings and congratulations! Everything seems to have passed off as easily (indeed more so) as I [read more]
A memorandum by Queen Victoria – 29 September 1855 I must write down at once what has happened – what I feel and how grateful I am to God for one of the happiest days of my life! When we got off our ponies this afternoon Fritz gave me a look which implied that his [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – Balmoral, 11 September 1898 After the assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria I feel numb with horror at this horrible event. Such too you must feel, having seen the poor dear Empress, whose sorrows have been great, so lately. What a fatality in her family. Her cousin [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the German Crown Princess – On the train after Basingstoke, 24 August 1887 Darling, Beloved Child, I must write you a few lines and say how truly grieved I was to part from you again. I only pray it may not be very long. The older one grows, especially at my [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – Osborne, 31 July 1900 I little thought when I wrote yesterday giving a bad account of beloved Affie that the end was so near. It is too terrible and, I fear, must be a great shock to you. We have been kept quite in the dark and [read more]
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