Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine began her journey to becoming Empress of Russia when she met her future husband the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia at her sister’s wedding reception in 1884. The pair fell deeper in love in 1889 when Alix took a six-week-long trip to St Petersburg which gave them a [read more]
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]
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 was a daughter of Queen Victoria. Marie Louise grew up at Cumberland lodge near to Windsor Castle with her parents and siblings. Marie Louise was close to her siblings and [read more]
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]
The royal mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor is set to reopen to the public after extensive renovations to reduce further damage from damp. It had previously been declared unstable in 2007. The campaign to restore the mausoleum has been headed by Conservatives MP Sir Edward Leigh, who told the Telegraph, “I am delighted that Buckingham Palace [read more]
Margaret Victoria Augusta Charlotte Norah was born 15 January 1882 at Bagshot Park in Surrey, England. Her parents were Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia. She had two younger siblings, Arthur and Patricia. Known as “Daisy” to family and friends, Margaret was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and grew up [read more]
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