Sophie of Greece and Denmark – An exiled Princess (Part two)
Read part one here. As the Second World War began in its earnest, Christoph was often away. He volunteered for active service in September 1939. […]
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Sophie of Greece and Denmark – An exiled Princess (Part one)
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark was born on 26 June 1914 as the fourth daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess […]
Margaret Geddes – A royal bride in mourning
Margaret Geddes was born on 18 March 1913 as the daughter of Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, later 1st Baron Geddes and Isabella Gamble Ross in […]
Adelaide of Hesse – An unwanted Queen
Casimir III of Poland is remembered as one of Poland’s greatest kings. He was not a great husband, however. He married four times, and each […]
Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein – The solemn and binding vows of marriage
Born in 1872, Princess Marie Louise was the daughter of Danish Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Helena of the United Kingdom who […]
The tragic life of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
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 […]