Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
On this, Thursday 5th July 1866, Princess Helena married Prince Christian of Scleswig-Holstein in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle. Prince Christian and Princess Helena, dated 5th July 1866©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “Was awake by the sound of the marriage bells, but felt very sad & much agitated. & Breakfasted… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal- The wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, 5th July 1866:
On the 5th July 1866, Princess Helena, fifth child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Christian of Scleswig-Holstein in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle ‘The Marriage of Princess Helena, 5 July 1866’ by Christian Karl Magnussen, dated 1866-1869 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III While serving as her mothers private secretary, Helena… Continue reading The wedding of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
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
“Scarcely got any sleep. Towards morning heard all the preparations for today's ceremony going on. It tired me terribly. Alice got up & came & kissed me & I gave her my blessing & a Prayer Book, like one dear Mama gave me on our happy wedding morning. — Got up earlier & breakfasted with… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal- The Wedding of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse, 1st July 1862
On 1st July 1862, Princess Alice, third child of Queen Victoria, married Prince Louis of Hesse in the Dining Room at Osborne House. The marriage of Princess Alice, 1st July 1862 by George Housman Thomas©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III In 1860, Victoria and Albert began making plans to find Alice a… Continue reading The wedding of Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse
On 10th March 1863, Prince Albert Edward, later King Edward VII, eldest son of Queen Victoria, married Princess Alexandra of Denmark at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. ‘The Marriage of the Prince of Wales with Princess Alexandra of Denmark, Windsor, 10 March 1863’ by William Powell Frith, dated 1863-1865 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King… Continue reading The wedding of Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra of Denmark
On 31st May 1906, Princess Victoria Eugenie, daughter of Princess Beatrice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married King Alfonso XIII of Spain at the Royal Monastery of San Jerónimo, El Real Madrid, Spain. King Alfonso XIII and QueenVictoria Eugenie, dated 1906 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III In 1905, Alfonso traveled to… Continue reading The wedding of Princess Victoria Eugenie and King Alfonso XIII of Spain
At 4am on 25th May 1846, Queen Victoria was ‘taken ill’ at Buckingham Palace with her fifth labour. Eleven hours later, ‘a plump, good sized little girl was born’. The labour itself had been difficult for both mother and baby. In a letter, Albert described how the baby was born looking ‘quite blue’. She was… Continue reading The life of Princess Helena
Known as a plump and dowdy widow, Queen Victoria is often remembered for her life after Prince Albert’s premature death in 1861. Join me as I explore the life and reign of Queen Victoria! Queen Victoria with her eldest child, Princess Victoria, dated 1844©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III After the death… Continue reading The life of Queen Victoria
‘At ¼ p. 8 in the morning’ of 1st May 1850, Queen Victoria headed into her seventh confinement ‘after having been ill a good part of the night’. Just a few hours later the Queen gave birth to a third son, Prince Arthur, at Buckingham Palace. Over a month after his birth, on 22nd June,… Continue reading The life of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
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