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]
This article was written by Sophie Strid. 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 [read more]
This article was written by Michelle. Studying queenship and the roles of queens consort is a tradition that has been formed, especially in later years. In international historiography, queens consort have primarily been seen as wives and mothers to the king. Furthermore, during the 1970s and 1980s social history made royal history unpopular, because historians [read more]
Victoria & Abdul is the story of the unlikely friendship between the elderly Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim, an Indian attendant who quickly rose through the ranks and eventually became her “Munshi” or spiritual teacher. The story begins as Abdul is selected to present Queen Victoria with a Mohur coin in her Golden Jubilee year [read more]
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