Discovering the secret life of Queen Victoria since 2018
On 15th June 1905, Princess Margaret of Connaught, daughter of Prince Arthur and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Upon reaching their teenage years Margaret and her sister, Patricia, were considered two of the most beautiful, and therefore most eligible, women in Europe. At the beginning… Continue reading The wedding of Princess Margaret of Connaught and Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden
On 25th March 1861, Victoire, Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria, was buried at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Duchess of Kent by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, dated 1857 ©️ Royal Collection Trust / HM King Charles III “The dreaded day had come at last! It was gloomy, with a drizzling rain, but it cleared… Continue reading Queen Victorias Journal: The funeral of the Duchess of Kent, 25th March 1861
On 13th March 1879, Prince Arthur, third son and seventh child of Queen Victoria, married Princess Louise Margaret at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. “Thank God, the morning was beautifully bright. — Arthur & Louischen breakfasted with me alone. They gave me a very pretty gold hand bracelet, with their names in raised letters. He also… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The wedding of Prince Arthur of Connaught and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, 13th March 1879
On 10th March 1863, Prince Albert Edward married Princess Alexandra of Denmark at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. "All is over & this (to me) most trying day is past, as a dream, for all seems like a dream now & leaves hardly any impression upon my poor mind & broken heart! Here I sit lonely… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The wedding of Prince Albert Edward (King Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 10th March 1863
In 1897 Queen Victoria created twelve pages of written instructions for her funeral and burial. However, without her family knowing Victoria had also created a second secret list, which was to only be read by her physician and dresser, Sir James Reid and Mrs Tuck, following her death. In the evening of 25th January 1901,… Continue reading The unusual items buried in Queen Victoria’s coffin
1900 had been ‘a horrible year’ filled with ‘nothing but sadness and horrors of one kind & another’ for Queen Victoria. On 30th July, her third child, Prince Alfred, died of throat cancer and October also saw the death of her grandson, Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein. The Queens eldest child, Victoria, had also been… Continue reading “I should like to live a little longer”: The death of Queen Victoria
Born two months premature on 8th January 1864 at Frogmore House, Prince Albert Victor entered the world weighing less than four pounds! However, despite his difficult start, the small Prince grew up to be a big personality and went on to live a life full of potential scandal. Join me as I look at the… Continue reading The life of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence
As a result of numerous affairs, interest in liberalism, feminism and a possible illegitimate child, Queen Victoria decided it was time for Princess Louise to find a husband. As with her other siblings, Louise’s future husband had be willing to live in England near his future mother-in-law. This, and Louise’s stubbornness not to settle with… Continue reading The wedding of Princess Louise and John Campbell, 21st March 1871
Out of all the marriages of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren, the match between Princess Marie Louise and Prince Aribert of Anhalt was by far one of the unhappiest. Join me as I explore their short and unhappy marriage! Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and Prince Aribert of Anhalt, dated July 1891 ©️ Royal Collection Trust /… Continue reading The wedding of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and Prince Aribert of Anhalt
On 29th June 1889, Prince Leopold, son of Princess Beatrice and grandson of Queen Victoria, was baptised at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Christening of Prince Leopold of Battenberg in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, 29th June 1889 by William SimpsonRoyal Collection Trust / ©️ HM King Charles Ill “We all breakfasted at Frogmore, & I… Continue reading Queen Victoria’s journal: The christening of Lord Leopold Mountbatten, 29th June 1889
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