Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
Having spent most of his childhood living in the presence of his grandmother, Queen Victoria, Prince Alexander of Battenberg was known to be arrogant and egotistical. However, despite his high opinion of himself, Alexander would go on to serve in all three armed services and lived a reasonably modest life compared to his royal cousins.… Continue reading The military career and death of Prince Alexander of Battenberg
At 5am on 23rd November 1886, Prince Alexander of Battenberg, eldest child of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg, was born at Windsor Castle. In her journal Queen Victoria described how the “little bundle” had “screamed tremendously” before being placed in her arms and presented to Home Secretary, Lord Cross, in the Audience Room.… Continue reading The life of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marques of Carisbrooke