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‘Christening of Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg at Balmoral, 23 November 1887’ by Robert Taylor Pritchett, dated 1887-1888 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “Darling little Drino's 1rst birthday. May God bless & protect the precious little child, such an engaging clever child. — Very bright, 9 digress of frost, freezing all… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The christening of Princess Victoria Eugénie, 23rd November 1887
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
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