Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. When Prince Charles turned 30 years old, pressure intensified for him to marry. He had met Lady Diana Spencer previously – he had dated her sister Sarah – but it wasn’t until July 1980 that their romance began. He was 12 years older [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. After a few years hiatus, Elizabeth wanted more children. She fell pregnant again in 1959 and gave birth to a second son named Andrew on 19 February 1960. Shortly before the birth, Elizabeth wanted to revisit the issue of the family’s name that had been irritating The [read more]
On 2 June 1953, a new Queen was crowned at Westminster Abbey. For weeks, Elizabeth had studied every part of the three-hour service. She met the Archbishop of Canterbury several times who also gave her prayer to say. Every day, she practised her lines with sheets stitched to her shoulders to simulate the weight of [read more]
At Kensington Palace in the early hours (4.15 am) of 24 May 1819, Alexandrina Victoria was born to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (the Duchess of Kent), as Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent. Her grandfather was King George III who reigned from 1760 to 1820. [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. Mary was now the wife of the heir apparent and a change of name came with that. Her husband automatically inherited the Dukedom of Cornwall, and for most of 1901, they were known as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. They also moved into Marlborough [read more]
Born on 18 March 1848 in Buckingham Palace, Princess Louisa Caroline Alberta was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was named Louisa Carolina Alberta, with her second middle name being a nod to her father, as Alberta is the feminine form of Albert. Commonly referred to just as Princess Louise, the [read more]
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