Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
On 13th March 1879, Prince Arthur, seventh child of Queen Victoria, married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The wedding of Prince Arthur and Princess Louise Margaret, by Sydney Prior Hall, dated 1881©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III While on a visit to Germany to see his eldest… Continue reading The wedding of Prince Arthur and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
On 30th April 1884, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Princess Alice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married Prince Louis of Battenberg at the Chapel of the Old Palace, Darmstadt. Princess Victoria and Prince Louis in their wedding outfits “At length the eventful day had arrived, & all was excitement. A beautiful,… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal- the wedding of Princess Victoria of Hesse and Prince Louis of Battenberg
On 27th April 1882, Prince Leopold, youngest son of Queen Victoria, married Princess Helen of Waldeck Pyrmont at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Marriage of the Duke of Albany, by Sir James Dromgole Linton, dated 1885 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III Like most of his siblings, Leopold saw marriage as his… Continue reading The wedding of Prince Leopold and Princess Helen of Waldeck Pyrmont
On 20th April 1884, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born at Eastwell Park, Kent. She was the youngest child of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. In her journal, Queen Victoria wrote that she ‘Heard that dear Marie had been safely confined of a… Continue reading The life of Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, Duchess of Galliera
Ernst Louis and Victoria Melita, 1895 In Autumn 1891, Victoria Melita was visiting Queen Victoria at the same time as her cousin, Prince Ernst Louis of Hesse and by Rhine. During their time there, the Queen noticed how well the two seemed to get along. Not only did they happen to share the same artistic… Continue reading The wedding and marriage of Princess Victoria Melita and Ernst Louis