From Queen Victoria to the Empress Frederick – Osborne, 24 January 1891 How terrible, how awful is this death of dear young Baudouin, ‘the hope’ of the country, the pride of his poor parents and the comfort of poor King Leopold who treated him as a son! I send you these telegraphic details from Lord [read more]
Osborne – 19 January 1876 I feel and enter into all your anxieties and troubles about your dear children, but Papa and I felt the same. But experience has taught me alas! that youth is so wayward and foolish that all one’s wish to make them do what is for their good and what is [read more]
From Queen Victoria to the German Crown Princess – Frogmore, 11 January 1864 I am writing from this dear house at dearest Grandmama’s table, and can give you perfectly good accounts of both mother and child, but by Lady Macclesfield’s letter you will have heard that the baby is a 7 months child, and that [read more]
The Queen to the Empress Frederick – Osborne, 6 January 1901 I am so grieved to see by your dear letters that your hands trouble you so. It is very troublesome (that they) hurt you so much. I attempt to write myself (instead of dictating). I don’t suffer from my eyes, only the sight is [read more]
Friedrichshof Palace was built between 1889 and 1893 by Empress Frederick, also known as Victoria, Princess Royal in honour of her late husband, Emperor Frederick III. The Empress spent a lot of her last years at the palace with her younger daughters and died there of cancer in 1901. She had lined the walls of [read more]
Burg Kronberg was founded in the 12th century but was partially destroyed during the bombing of 1943. It was reconstructed though in a simplified version. There are only three main buildings today. You can climb the tower if you like, but we decided not to do it because it was so hot that day. The [read more]
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